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AusSuper to double Asian exposure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... Pacific; John Harrison, former deputy chairman of KPMG; as well as Raymundo Yu, former chairman of Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific. The committee will be chaired by former Reserve Bank governor Bernie Fraser. Delaney said AustralianSuper would up its exposure ...

Cross-border super collaboration on way

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... Australian superannuation funds may soon be working together on cross-border investment decisions, predicts Citi's Asia Pacific head of pension fund services. Australian superannuation funds typically have around 30% of assets invested offshore, but ...

Perpetual sells mortgage business

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... capabilities as the mortgage industry moves to electronic conveyancing," said Tony Lee, chief executive officer for the Asia Pacific region, FAF International. Terms of the sale were not disclosed and, and Perpetual said that the transaction is not expected ...

Treasury Group makes more Asian moves

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... Management (OAM) has achieved an outstanding track record with +22% net returns since inception against -21% for the MSCI Asia Pacific, said TRG. Treasury funded the acquisition from working capital and the strike price of the option was correlated to ...

Mercer expands local Sentinel team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... from its US operations. The move comes after the recent appointment of Robin Solomon as leader of Mercer Sentinel in Asia Pacific following the departure of partner Lounarda David in April this year. The new appointments include Sally Corbett, former ...

CFSGAM boosts responsible investment team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... ex-head of responsible investment at Perpetual will take the newly created role of head of responsible investment Asia Pacific based in Sydney. Former EMEA head of responsible investment at Mercer Investments, Will Oulton will also move to CFSGAM as ...

Mercer acquires Sovereign

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... strategy of building the leading alternatives boutique in this region," said Stephen Roberts, head of Mercer Investments Asia Pacific. "It means we are strongly positioned to offer clients the skills and insights of a high-calibre team of private markets ...

MLC property fund faces leadership change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... nine years as chief investment officer for Australian Real Estate Securities and regional research coordinator for Asia Pacific at AllianceBernstein.

Three reasons for alternatives

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... alternatives but what the best way is to use alternatives to achieve their own objectives," added Connolly. Locally, 85% of Asia Pacific investors (ex-Japan) surveyed said alternatives are meeting their expectations for the role they play in portfolios ...

BlackRock appoints head of alternatives

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... BlackRock manages approximately US$110 billion in alternative assets globally, of which US$20 billion comes from the Asia Pacific region.