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UniSuper hires from Janus Henderson

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
The $80 billion superannuation fund has hired an equities manager from Janus Henderson's Aussie equities team which shut down its funds earlier in the year and returned $490 million to investors. Paul Phillips started as a manager, equities at UniSuper ...

Northern Trust hires from State Street

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... recent role, Cook worked at State Street for nine years as a transition manager. He has 14 years of experience across equities, fixed income and project management. Transition managers help institutional investors implement the capital market transactions ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... the outlook is not weak enough to justify QE but is open to a rate cut; Austrian governor Nowotny's against buying equities for stimulus; and, Bundesbank president Weidmann announced his opposition to a big stimulus package. To be sure, the ECB's ...

NAB sells stake in fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
NAB Asset Management sold down its minority stake in a global equities fund manager but will continue to distribute the strategy down under. Connecticut's' Altrinsic Global Advisors and NAB Asset Management started working together in 2011, when NAB ...

Melbourne boutique winds down funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
An Aussie equities boutique founded by Citigroup Australia's former equities heads is winding down its funds after its family office backer withdrew support. ARCO Investment Management's David Colman and Peter Whiting ran two long-short Aussie ...

AustralianSuper hires from VFMC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... has hired a former Victorian Funds Management Corporation chief investment officer in a senior investment role on its equities team. Justin Pascoe has joined the industry fund as a senior portfolio manager, equities strategy and portfolio construction. ...

Hejaz climbs Islamic fund ladder

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... generated 4.56% per annum. The Sharia-compliant fund invests across multiple asset classes including domestic and global equities, property, infrastructure and fixed income assets. In line with Sharia principles, its portfolio excludes banks, pig products ...

Future Fund returns 11.5%, crosses $160bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... neutral positioning during the second half, chief executive David Neal said. Asset allocation at June end stood at: Aussie equities (7% of the portfolio), developed markets listed equities (18.5%), emerging markets listed equities (10%), private equity ...

Tribeca Alpha Plus leaks $600m, rebuilds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
Investors have pulled out more than $600 million from Jun Bei Liu's long/short Aussie equities fund since co-portfolio manager left in April but performance is looking up and there are new hires on the team. The Tribeca Alpha Plus fund was down ...

LIC announces board changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
A listed investment company managed by Investors Mutual announced changes to its board of directors. QV Equities (QVE) added a new member to its board after John McBain, the joint chief executive of Centuria Capital, retires after five years of service. ...