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PM Capital Emerging Asia added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... analysis. The fund manager said that this philosophy is important to differentiate the strategy from predominantly 'quasi-index funds' in the Asia region. The Fund delivered a total return, since inception in 2008, of more than 190%, outstripping its ...

Risk management top concern for sovereign wealth funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
The majority of sovereign wealth funds and central banks globally have said risk management is a major concern, according to a recent survey carried out by State Street Corporation. The 'New Horizons for Official Institutions' report, released today ...

Super fund custody 'fee holidays' revealed

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
Custodians have been offering their services to superannuation funds for free in a move to undercut the competition. Financial Standard understands that Citi, for example, provided an 18-month fee holiday to HOSTPLUS, whose business it won from J.P. ...

The latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app.

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... also be accessed in the app through the 'Breaking News' section. For investment professionals, the research tables on super funds and managed funds performance data - supplied by Rainmaker Information and publishers in the print edition - are also on ...

Baird premiership represents infra opportunity: ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... progress infrastructure projects in the state. ISA, which lobbies on behalf of five of Australia's largest industry super funds, has been a vocal supporter of the NSW government's 'recycling' of brownfield infrastructure to fund new infrastructure projects. ...

Portfolio disclosure's unintended consequences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
Stronger Super's portfolio disclosure rules present major challenges to super funds investing in private markets, not because the investments are opaque but because portfolio disclosure could require them to disclose their intentions about future transactions. ...

Would Baird premiership mean 'poles and wires' sale?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... may be back on the agenda. The sale of infrastructure assets would provide significant investment opportunities for super funds, which have consistently called for federal and state governments to facilitate more infrastructure investment opportunities. ...

ANZ head of aligned licensees leaves, joins van Eyk

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... quality advisers and practices which value independent investment research, want to grow and have around $100 million in funds under advice," Bray said. "In an environment of regulatory uncertainty and consolidation, van Eyk Advice is an attractive alternative ...

APEC releases Asian Funds Passport discussion paper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... federal government, with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), has released a consultation paper on the Asia Region Funds Passport. The paper was authored by the passport working group, which includes Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines ...

Challenger backs $4bn global infrastructure business

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... recruiting firm Egon Zehnder undertakes a global search for a permanent chief executive. Challenger's Fidante Partners boutique funds management business will hold a 30% stake in Whitehelm and will provide marketing and distribution services to the new ...