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MLC nabs PM from Alliance Bernstein

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
MLC has appointed a new portfolio manager for property and unlisted assets. Stuart Keighran has joined the investment manager from Alliance Bernstein, and will be responsible for MLC's property and unlisted asset strategies. Keighran will undertake ...

APRA warns on unlisted asset valuations

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
... trustees' awareness of risks arising from unlisted investments that are more complex or less transparent relative to listed assets." Venkatramani urged trustees to ensure that there is a strong governance framework for valuations which include oversight ...

Frontier takes tough stance against asset-based fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
... silver bullet against misalignment of interests. More importantly, any blanket approach should apply not just to listed assets but also on alternative assets, which tend to be less liquid and less transparent. Instead, the fund manager pointed out the ...

MAP Super seeks alternatives, hires Bennelong

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
MAP Super is boosting its diversification strategy by tapping alternatives such as private equity and hedge funds, and has hired Bennelong Funds Management as a new investment manager. According to an August update of the fund, MAP Super is increasing ...

Liquidity problem in unlisted assets overstated: RWA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... diversified default option. The criticism against unlisted valuation practices by retail funds with heavy weightings to listed assets is consequently misplaced, research found. "Fortunately, most superannuation funds continue to experience strong positive ...

Retirement platforms growing fastest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... them being vulnerable to falls in discretionary contributions and being hardest hit due to their high exposure to listed assets. "In contrast, the relative strength of corporate super is most likely due to their contributions being maintained by employers ...

Russell's Andrew Lill moves to AMP

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... Andrew Lill, takes a senior post at AMP Capital Investors. Lill has been appointed head of investment specialists, listed assets, for the firm. Under the new role, he will head a team of six investment specialists across listed assets and be the primary ...

APRA declares hand on unlisted asset valuations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
APRA has unveiled how unlisted assets should be valued in light of the current markets and broke away from tradition when it outlined what it considers as 'bad practice'. "Valuations of 'appraisal based' assets can have a critical impact on members ...

DB super deficit rises to $25 bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... backed up by $56 billion in assets. But the global financial crisis wiped off much of the value of many predominantly listed assets causing a massive divide between assets and liabilities. However, McNeice said the firm's numbers are based on accounting ...

GESB seeks more unlisted exposure

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
West Australian-based Government Employees Superannuation Fund (GESB) is considering increasing its current asset allocation of 5 per cent into unlisted assets after it was hard hit by the downfall of equities markets. GESB, which had $8.4 billion in ...