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nabInvest expands insto distribution team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... years' experience to the role and has an equally proven track record of raising assets for boutique and institutional investment managers across all asset classes. "I am excited about deepening the institutional distribution capability of the nabInvest ...

Franklin appoints head of sales

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... managing director of Franklin Templeton Australia. "Keri is well known in the Australian superannuation and institutional investment industry and has a strong track record in sales and relationship management," she said. Wilton said we are also extremely ...

Super fund support for carbon tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... volatility," the submission said. Speaking to Financial Standard today, Paul Murphy, ACSI's manager of institutional investment said the council's position held on the carbon tax in its current form and that it would serve a dual role of creating market ...

Towers Watson's clients top $15bn in Smart Beta

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Towers Watson's institutional investment clients have allocated over $15 billion to Smart Beta solutions in the past five years. Smart Beta, which is actually hybrid of beta and alpha strategies, is an approach that uses a selection of analytical tools ...

State Street wins QSuper mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Queensland government super fund QSuper has appointed institutional investment provider State Street custodian of its $32bn in assets. The appointment follows a six-month tender process that saw State Street replace incumbent provider NAB Asset Servicing ...

BlackRock chief named QIC's new boss

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... and will work alongside McTaggart and the Board to ensure a smooth handover. QIC is one of the largest institutional investment managers in Australia, with $60.2 billion in funds under management as of December 31 2011.

Credit Suisse asset management appoints new recruit

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... Suisse head of asset management, Asia Pacific, Neil Harvey. In his new role, Reedman will be working with institutional investment consultants in Japan, non-Japan Asia and Australia, facilitating Credit Suisse solutions in a range of global issues, the ...

Benchmarked inflation protection doesn't stack up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... Managing inflation spikes through inflation-lined bonds (ILB) is fundamentally flawed, according to one institutional investment manager. "The traditional approach to managing inflation has been to buy an inflation benchmark, which is typically eight ...

Artio brings high yield to Aust instos

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
New York-based investment management firm, Artio Global Investors, is meeting with super funds this week to introduce its new high yield bond investment strategy as a smart alternative to equities. Since opening its first Australian office in Sydney ...

AMP Capital rides high on global infra demand

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
The AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Securities Fund has hit the $1 billion mark in funds under management since its launch in August 2010, through both retail and institutional investments from overseas. The fund, which has a three star rating from ...