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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 ...

Pay performance fees only, says $220b fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
While local funds and asset consultants continue to debate investment fee structures, one of the world's most influential pension funds is insisting that nearly all fees be incentive based - and other remuneration structures discarded. The board of ...

DNR wins mandate, targets dealer groups

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
Queensland-based boutique manager Dalton Nicol Reid has won a $40 million mandate from an endowment fund and plans to target major platforms and dealer groups next year as part of its growth strategy. Harley Dalton, director at DNR, said the $40 million ...

Frontier and JANA join forces to address fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
Frontier Investment Consulting and NAB-backed JANA Investment Advisers have established six principles aimed at addressing fee structures relating to investment mandates. These principles include the use and structure of performance fees, quantum of ...

Future Fund rebounds

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... June last year. The 10.6 per cent return sits comfortably above the fund's benchmark, which according to its investment mandate is a return of between 4.5 and 5.5 per cent above the Consumer Price Index (which was 1.4 per cent over the period, according ...