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Sigma wins $100m super fund mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Boutique Australian equities manager, Sigma Funds Management, has been awarded a new investment mandate by an Australian super fund, worth in excess of $100 million. The mandate aims to capitalise on Sigma's small companies' strategy which outperformed ...

GESB awards $2.3bn in bond mandates

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
WA super provider GESB has awarded four global bond investment mandates to Wellington Management Company LLP, Franklin Templeton Investments Australia Ltd and PIMCO Australia Pty Limited, worth a total of $2.3bn. The mandates will cover two global bond ...

In superannuation, bigger can be better but not always

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
With Australia's biggest super fund, AustralianSuper, announcing yet another merger, this time with the public sector industry fund AGEST, the question is whether super funds are merging for the benefit of their members or to build financial empires. ...

Hunter Hall names Lowenstein replacement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... position, Walsh will be responsible for fund compliance in portfolio construction and risk rules, as well as other investment mandate requirements.

AvSuper awards double alternatives mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
AvSuper is poised to deliver two $20 million investment mandates to managers for its growth alternatives portfolio and has appointed a new investment officer. The fund is in the process of mandating Coller Capital and Siguler Guff to invest in private ...

Three stars for Glennon small cap fund

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... at Standard and Poor's (S&P), said the firm's investment process was solid. "It's well-suited to a small cap investment mandate with a focus on company contacts and company visits," he said. "This is a new operation and Glennon has plenty of experience ...

UniSuper second global tech mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
UniSuper makes its second investment mandate this year into global technology, investing over $200 million in US-firm, RCM. During the last 12 months the super fund upgraded global technology from a beta investment to alpha after completing extensive ...

Future Fund climbs sovereign league tables

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... between 4.5 per cent and 5.5 per cent returns above the Consumer Price Index over the long term to meet its investment mandate. The report said the Future Fund's equities allocation fell from 44 per cent of total assets in 2009 to 36 per cent in 2010. ...

Challenger boutiques and annuities enjoy strong half year

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
Challenger has upgraded its growth targets for its funds management and life sales business after posting record returns this morning. In the group's half yearly 2011 results, Challenger's total assets under management rose 8 per cent to $25.8 billion ...

Top mandate winners woo super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
Macquarie, Schroders and BlackRock were the top three top fund managers to win the most investment mandates last year, as Australia's $1.3 trillion superannuation industry gears up for more mandate deals this year, new research shows. The latest Rainmaker ...