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JANA wins $30bn public sector mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... on behalf of the South Australian public sector that includes superannuation schemes (such as Super SA), insurers and endowment funds. Rainmaker Information's latest Mandate Chaser report shows that as of 30 September 2017, JANA held the largest investment ...

SSGA sales head lands top job, successor named

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
The head of managed fund sales at State Street Global Advisors in Australia is relocating to the US headquarters in Boston for a senior role. Starting in the new year, Amy Johnston will lead a sales team across the Americas servicing corporates, endowments ...

Wills should be reviewed, not refuted: EQT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
Financial advisers must ensure clients' estate plans are being regularly reviewed to avoid the potential diminishment of assets as a result of costly family drama when they're gone, Equity Trustees said. The asset management and estate planning experts ...

CommInsure adds new annuity strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... needs as they arise over time. The strategy also allows for an additional bucket should investors wish to provide an endowment for children. "Retirees can leverage increases in interest rates and inflation to their benefit. The genius of Staggered Annuitisation ...

Bennelong subsidiary names first boutique partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... year. The boutique is led by Sanjiv Bhatia who most recently managed the emerging market portfolios within the Harvard Endowment. BennBridge chief operating officer Greg Thomas said it is a testament to the strength of the BennBridge model that the business ...

Aussie hedge fund seeking $300m for retail IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
A $1.1 billion Australian hedge fund manager with offices in Sydney and New York is looking to diversify its investor base with the launch of a listed investment company. VGI Partners is looking to raise $300 million, with a possible further $100 million ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
Global alternative assets under management rose 10% to US$4 trillion in the 12 months to December 2016, with Macquarie Group dominating the local sector. The annual Willis Towers Watson global alternatives survey of 562 investment managers (which included ...

JANA selects data solutions provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... financial services companies. JANA advises about 100 institutional clients including superannuation funds, insurers and endowment funds with about $350 billion in assets under advice.

Advisers must seek alternative estate planning options: Austock

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... maturity can be matched to specific planning objectives at its intended investment term; for example, to meet a long-dated endowment or an intergenerational wealth transfer. Alternatively, investment bond nominations, like superannuation nominations ...

World Vision soft launches investment fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
World Vision is soft launching an endowment fund targeting the interests of institutional investors with the intention to "put their assets to use in new ways." World Vision Australia chief executive Claire Rogers told Financial Standard the fund will ...