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The Lighter Side of MAX

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... learning program is designed to challenge convention, give praise for best practice and, most of all, put the 'fun' back in funds management. Here are our top five tips to enjoying your MAX day-out: 1) Get your corporate photo professionally taken by ...

FoFA changes designed to protect big players: opposition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... general advice." The ISA referred to "strenuous concerns raised by consumer and senior groups, academics and industry super funds" and noted that "the majority report of the committee has endorsed removing key consumer protections." The organisation ...

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... by Principal Global Investors, the report is produced from the results of surveys of 704 pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, pension consultants, and asset managers from around the world as well as structured interviews with 110 organisations. The ...

Double digit growth for large fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... digit growth over the 12 months to end of March 2014. The latest figures from Plan For Life show that overall retail managed funds ended the year to March up 14.2% to total $657.8bn. Macquarie (up 45.5%), Perpetual (20.6%), Commonwealth / Colonial (16.8%) ...

NZ Super names new CIO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... motivate. His appointment as CIO is important to the ongoing success of the Fund." Whineray will manage more than $20 billion in funds under management, and a team of 35 investment professionals.

State Street hangs on to REST custody contract

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... following a "comprehensive review of service providers." The decision is a major win for State Street as, with $31 billion in funds under management and 1.9 million members, REST is one of their biggest clients. State Street executive vice president ...

Research contradicts group risk claims crisis

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... Price hikes widely anticipated in the super fund group risk market have not manifested in any more than a small handful of funds. That is the finding of the 2014 Rainmaker superannuation group insurance survey of 14,834 risk options offered by 206 super ...

Mercer grows ESG team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... Birgden, said: "Implementing sustainable growth in investments is vital to the risk, return and reputation of our clients' funds and Alexis brings international expertise to our global team. "In light of new industry requirements to publish a proxy voting ...

FSC leads Asia Funds Passport delegation to Korea

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... The Financial Services Council is today leading a delegation of fund managers to South Korea to discuss the Asian Region Funds Passport (ARFP) and the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) with Korean CEOs and officials. Parliamentary Secretary ...

BNP Paribas adds global manager to range

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... in 1979 in Dallas, Texas and has been providing value-oriented investment strategies to institutional investors, mutual funds, and family offices for the past 35 years.A Its global value equity strategy is a true traditional value portfolio concentrated ...