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Big changes on way for pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
Pension funds around the globe are going to ramp up their risk appetite, take big bets on alternatives, switch from being asset owners to asset managers and transform how they deal with external investment managers, reveals a major survey released by ...

'Twilight pool' block trading venue to launch in 2015

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... that initially, we'd be very comfortable with that." Weinberg said he had consulted all the major fund managers and super funds with in-house investment capacity, and that they responded well to the idea. He said if the Australian launch goes well, the ...

Perennial Australian equity trust rated by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... underlying protection process is unlike anything available to Australian retail investors to date," Perennial head of retail funds management Brian Thomas said. In its report, Lonsec said: "Lonsec has initiated coverage of the trust with a 'Recommended' ...

Legg Mason appoints sales director from Challenger

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... promote the company's products and affiliate fund managers nationally. Pattison joins Legg Mason from Challenger's boutique funds management division, Fidante Partners, where he was a business development manager for three years. Prior to that, he was ...

Laminar fund wins award for innovation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
Laminar Credit Opportunity Fund has been awarded the Victorian Innovation in Funds Management Award at the Melbourne Financial Services Symposium in Melbourne yesterday. The award, which is sponsored by the Victorian Government, recognises firms who ...

IFS Insurance Solutions MD appointed at CommInsure

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
IFS Insurance Solutions managing director has been appointed head of industry and public sector funds, wholesale life insurance at CommInsure. Robert Nunez will join CommInsure in early 2015 and will be focusing on addressing "the key drivers and issues ...

AllianceBernstein hires Australia retail sales manager

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... consultative approach will be of great benefit as we build on our relationships with investment adviser groups and managed funds platforms," AllianceBernstein executive director Ross Kent said. The company's chief executive in Australia Jen Driscoll ...

AustralianSuper appoints Principal to advise on US real estate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... greater. AustralianSuper currently manages US$5.2 billion in real estate holdings as part of its more than US$70 billion in funds under management. "We've gotten to know the real estate team at AustralianSuper very well over the past several years and ...

Centuria launches tax efficient investment bond

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... enhance the traditional insurance bond with a professionally managed multi asset portfolio using a blend of exchange traded funds (ETFs). "The tax effectiveness of this product has strong natural appeal to investors who have already capped out their ...

New Vanguard modelling tool picks global equities to win

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... a 6% to 9% annualised return over the next decade. The range is roughly the same level of return targeted by most super funds balanced option. Following a six-year development process Vanguard has launched the Vanguard Capital Markets Model (VCMM), a ...