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Australian foundations sample impact investing

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... president of investments, achieving financial return in the top third of all US foundations with an impact investment strategy. Grants, despite forming the larger portion of working capital for the NFP sector, should actually be considered the riskiest ...

Apostle launches global equity fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... Edinburgh-based Dundas Global Investors to the Australian market place. Dundas Global Investors manages a single investment strategy in global equities, using a bottom-up fundamental approach. It relies on its own research to seek out companies with ...

J.P. Morgan launches risk measure tool

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... risk, "as part of their wider responsibility in considering and disclosing investment and other risks for each investment strategy to comply with the new FSC/ASFA guidelines," said David Braga, investor services product head, Australia and New Zealand ...

AustralianSuper hires veteran economist Tierney

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... AustralianSuper's Chief Investment Officer, said that the appointment of Mr. Tierney is an important part of the Fund's investment strategy. "I'm delighted that Mark Tierney has decided to join AustralianSuper. His excellent understanding of the economy ...

MLC CIO steps down

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... with a mandate to lead the reinvigoration of its investment management division and to ultimately evolve its investment strategy, strengthen core capabilities, and attract investment talent. MLC said all of these objectives have been achieved over the ...

BetaShares expands coverage

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... dealer groups and a further 26 ETFs now available for advisers across nine platforms. Drew Corbett, Head of Investment Strategy at BetaShares, said ensuring ETFs are on platforms and approved product lists is an important step forward for the ETF industry ...

MySuper flipping ban passes lower house

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... changes to life-cycle investment fees. This amendment would allow MySuper products that offered a life-cycle investment strategy to seek authorisation to charge a maximum of four different investment fees, where before they could only charge one. "We ...

SMSF's need life cover education

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... the SIS Act, which require trustees of SMSFs to consider insurance for their members as part of the fund's investment strategy, reinforces the importance of this issue," said Damien Mu, general manager of life insurance, AIA Australia. Nearly half (45%) ...

ACT prohibits guns & smokes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... investing into the tobacco and arms industries. The prohibition is expected to only marginally impact the investment strategy of the $2.3 billion ACT Superannuation Provision Account (ACTSPA), a fiscal fund that holds assets intended to offset future ...

Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... chairman of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Advance Asset Management has developed its alternative investment strategy with these themes in mind, avoiding correlation to equities markets, said Patrick Farrell, head of Advance Asset Management. ...