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Fewer managers drive lower fees at legalsuper

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... managers by legalsuper, helping lower most members' fees, the industry fund's chief executive said. After reviewing all asset classes, the fund decided that Capital, Marathon and Baillie Gifford didn't perform well enough to charge their high fees, legalsuper ...

IFM awarded inaugural Aust Small Caps mandate

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2012
... Small Caps mandate. A global investment manager headquartered in Melbourne, IFM manages A$37 billion across four asset classes - listed equities, debt, infrastructure and private equity. Owned by 32 major not-for-profit Australian pension funds, IFM ...

Unloved equities to be re-rated along with risk appetite in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... plagued financial markets to result in a transfer from cash into growth assets. "As investors seek more volatile asset classes like equities they must look for the quality stocks," he said. "Investors are happier to take more risk when they are making ...

Not all ETFs are made equal: Lonsec

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... it's essential for investors to understand that ETFs are not all the same, and even high yield ETFs have different asset classes or sectors underpinning the investment. "It's important to appreciate the different rules governing the construction of each ...

One-stop admin and investment shops target SMSFs

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... to offer a more holistic service to SMSFs," says Lumby. Given that equities and cash are the two single biggest asset classes for SMSFs, he expects to see further consolidation of the fund administrator market by large-scale institutions successfully ...

New multi-sector portfolio manager for Perpetual

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... Commenting on Graham-Smith's appointment, Damien Webb, Head of Multi Manager, said his depth of understanding of all asset classes, how they intersect and interplay across portfolios is a great addition to the team's capabilities. Graham-Smith joins ...

LGS wins Best Green Super Fund Award

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... LGS from many other socially responsible or 'ethical' funds. "We often see organisations addressing only certain asset classes. At LGS we've taken a more diversified and robust path, by selecting sustainable options across the entire portfolio," Lambert ...

Tyndall AM completes management team

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... well-placed to provide improved service to the institutional and retail markets with recognised capabilities in four asset classes - Australian equities, international equities, fixed income and alternative assets." Being able to effectively communicate ...

Real estate better than bonds: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
Investors starved of income should look to core real estate as an alternative to more expensive looking asset classes, according to UBS's Elisabeth Troni. In the face of continued investment uncertainty, the global real estate strategist says that there ...

In-house investment management risky

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... has been used successfully by several Canadian pension funds, especially defined benefit funds managing specific asset classes such as property or infrastructure. But whatever a fund does, it must stay focused on what's in the members' best interests ...