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Pengana aims to lead global small cap groundswell

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Pengana hopes the new strategy it is offering through a partnership with the so-called Queen of Small Caps, Leah Zell's firm, Lizard Investors, resonates with investors as much as global mega-cap peers Magellan and Platinum. Pengana's director of distribution ...

OPINION: Super is Murray's big rock

ANDREW BRAGG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Properly calibrating the superannuation system is the most important policy change from the Murray review of the financial system. Super could be sharper, leaner and easier to understand. That's why the Murray proposals to define the objective of superannuation ...

National Achievement Awards recognise top super executives

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
Excitement is building as the 2015 National Achievement Awards will be announced in Melbourne tomorrow, recognising the top chief investment, chief financial and chief operating officers across Australian superannuation funds and other fiduciary investor ...

CalPERS sells $4.2bn in real estate assets

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) will sell US$3 billion ($4.2 billion) in assets from its real estate investment portfolio. CalPERS will sell the stake to Blackstone's Strategic Partners Fund Solutions, and it includes 43 ...

HESTA chair on responsible investment board

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
HESTA chair Angela Emslie is now a board member of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) after election results were released recently. Emslie has been appointed in one of two asset owner board positions, receiving 76 ...

Robert Lipman re-brands, appoints MD

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
Advice firm Robert Lipman & Associates has changed its name and appointed a new managing director. Paul Burgon takes on the role at the firm, now known as Lipman Burgon & Partners, from founding partner Robert Lipman, who will now become executive chair. ...

HESTA awards low volatility mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
HESTA has awarded a low volatility equities mandate to a Dutch asset manager. Robeco's global equities strategy was selected by the superannuation fund to "capture global equity returns with less risk," according to head of Robeco Australia Stephen ...

Decimal chief steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
The Australia and New Zealand chief executive of robo-advice software provider Decimal Software has stepped down from her role. Carolyn Colley will remain in a business advisory position with Decimal until 31 December 2015. She joined the company in ...

Japan does a double double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
It appears that for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) it's not a case of "be careful what you wish for..." and positive thinking for it's not working positively on its economy. Despite repeating the mantra that the economy continue to recover moderately and that ...

Oil price fall forces sovereign funds to switch gears

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
Oil and gas export revenues are helping fund three quarters of sovereign wealth fund assets globally, but as oil prices remain lower, sovereign funds are expected to focus on other parts of the economy. Moody's Investors Survey research of global sovereign ...