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Russell reshuffles implementation business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... experience in the industry, will be responsible for building new business, focusing on investment partnerships with large funds. The appointments come in anticipation of strong growth for the business for 2014. "Indications are that growth in Russell's ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... broking and analyst community vibrant enough to pose a serious contention against Citi in 2015? More importantly, are super funds and other institutional investors vocal enough to demand more diversity on the ESG ranks? Planting the seeds On the upside ...

Praemium appoints head of distribution

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... time for me to take on a new challenge." In his time at IPS, the business grew from start-up to more than $1 billion in funds under administration. Caser has also held key roles with Aviva Global Investors and Vanguard Investments.

FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... be "an infrastructure prime minister who puts bulldozers on the ground and cranes into our skies", more than a few super funds and investment managers pricked up their ears. Given the appetite of superannuation funds for investable infrastructure, combined ...

Investors return to active global equities managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... extended period of outflows, according to Fidelity portfolio manager Amit Lodha. Between 2008 and 2012, active global equity funds saw net outflows of US$825 billion (A$870 billion), Lipper data shows. Yet, in the past five quarters to March 2014, net ...

Beware high correlations: AQR

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
An allocation to hedge funds is necessary to stand any chance of making any money in down markets, according to AQR Capital Management co-founder and head of client strategies David Kabiller. The former Goldman Sachs executive said that traditional ...

IFM grows infra debt team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... protection and diversification benefits." IFM Investors is an industry super fund-owned investment manager with $52 billion in funds under management. It currently manages $2.9 billion in infrastructure debt investments.

Van Eyk adds SMAs to research platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... professional managers, however, the investor retains beneficial ownership of the underlying investments," he said. "Unlike managed funds, there are no embedded unrealised capital gains but rather all dividends, franking credits and any capital gains ...

JANA rejigs team after absorbing MLC IM

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... consultancy sector, Patrick said that they are "what you would expect from an industry in consolidation where the number of funds is getting smaller, but the funds themselves are becoming bigger in size." He said that asset consultants must respond to ...

Super sector eyes Qld ports and generators

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... Gladstone Ports, two electricity generation assets, and a water distribution network. Both the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and AMP Capital issued statements immediately after the Newman government's announcement, reflecting ...