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Super funds need to reset agenda: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... universal position, there are many trustees, many super funds that have been very strongly negotiating with fund managers for quite some time. "We've seen caps on fees, we've seen more calls for fund managers to report on an after-tax basis, so a lot ...

Solaris performance fee option wins $1bn from instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... over $60 million in funds so far. "It was developed from a philosophical view. We thought investors are paying fund managers for performance so we wanted to provide that in an option. Isn't that the purest form of investing?" said Denis Donohue, managing ...

BUSS(Q) seeks Asian exposure

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... with Warakirri Asset Management was cut, with the combined $45 million pumped back into existing Australian equities managers for bigger exposure to local shares. BUSS(Q) also ended a $90 million mandate which was previously invested in the Morgan Stanley ...

Treasury buys stake in two boutiques

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... looking for - experience and a good track record. "We met with a lot of people and many are trying to start-up asset managers for the first time. We think it's a difficult time to do that so we've gone for track records, experience and boutiques where ...

CalPERS takes legal action against state furloughs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... reconcile investment trades, post collateral in a timely manner, and monitor the activities of external investment managers for risk and compliance in a timely manner." CalPERS has US$190 billion in assets. It has more than 2,300 employees and administers ...

APFC seeks absolute return director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... investment opportunities. The incumbent will manage the rebalancing program via derivatives, ETF's, index funds and active managers for the entire portfolio. Additionally, the selected candidate will provide knowledge, perspective, input, and assistance ...

Sentiment tips back to Aussie shares

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... suggesting they expect no further sustained falls. Russell Investments recently surveyed 40 leading Australian fund managers for its latest quarterly Investment Manager Outlook (IMO). The flipside of the neutral outlook is managers are dispirited in ...

Vanguard CIO resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... skill set to us here in Australia, in the sense that he's being reviewing, researching, working with external fund managers for the most part of a decade, and has been responsible for $US240 billion." According to Bowerman, the funds that the portfolio ...

Magellan Global tops overseas shares manager list

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... Global bucked the trend by posting a 1.3 per cent loss, pushing it to the top of the league tables of overseas shares managers for 2008. As a fund manager that has only been around for barely two years, Magellan is far from a household name. But those ...

MLC appoints portfolio manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... responsibility for Australian equities. Sumner has contributed to MLC's strategic thinking on Australian equities and its managers for some time. This will allow Paul Duncan to focus his attention on global equities and property.