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Boutique and big brands top SMA

S&P RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
Fund managers Dalton Nicol Reid, Goldman Sachs JBWere, Hyperion, Ralton, UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) were all rated as the top SMA model portfolio providers, research shows. Standard & Poor's has named the stand out investment fund manager ...

Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
So what happened to the post-Easter elation on Wall Street? It appears that it has been flushed down the gurgler like the Easter eggs that were consumed days before. Remember how the US payrolls report was spun favourably despite coming in worse than ...

Asset consultants under fee pressures

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
Leading asset consultants were grilled about the value they add to super fund portfolios at an industry conference held yesterday. The results? Refreshingly honest. The heads of four asset consultancies - JANA, Frontier, Towers Watson and Sovereign ...

ETS collapse threatens ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
Collapsing political support for climate change action has led to a policy vacuum on emissions trading - prompting concerns among environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategists that the market is losing momentum. The new Liberal Party ...

Pengana Asian Equities goes retail

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
Diversified funds manager Pengana Capital has opened its Asian Equities Long Short Fund to the retail market. The fund was previously only accessible to wholesale investors. The fund offers investors the opportunity to participate in the growth potential ...

MLC targets TV for insurance drive

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
MLC is ramping up its insurance awareness strategy with television advertisements that entice viewers to consider their insurance needs and seek advice. The commercials are screened on channel 7, 9 and 10 and pay TV and show a couple talking and then ...

Pension fund suffers million-dollar meltdown

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
Super funds could learn a harsh lesson from a Philippines based pension fund, after a software meltdown cost the fund an estimated $120 million in damages and led to a court case against a contractor for libel. Information technology contractor Questronix ...

AustralianSuper saves $4m per year

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
The $28 billion AustralianSuper could reap $4 million in savings a year following the fund's increasing shift from active to passive investment mandates. Elana Rubin, chair of the industry fund and a speaker at yesterday's Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

AustralianSuper appoints board member

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
AustralianSuper has appointed former GM Holden executive director of corporate affairs, Alison Terry, to the fund's board after director, Peter Thomas, passed away. Terry worked at GM Holden for 17 years after joining the firm in 1989 and was appointed ...

Super funds back biotech fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), ARIA and Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund are investing in the GBS Venture Partners BioVentures IV fund, which closed with more than $100 million in commitments. Macquarie Group, Quay Partners ...