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Super funds talk debt ructions and increasing pensions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... view is the concern," she said. AMIST had $1 billion in funds under management as at June 30, and looks to asset consultant JANA for investment research advice. The panel session also tackled the topic of the rising numbers of super fund members entering ...

Experts bullish on US despite debt gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... wages by 20 percent (in response to the downturn) doesn't happen in Europe," he said. John Coombe, executive director of JANA Investment Advisers, agreed on a positive outlook for US stocks but referred to the Australian housing market as a bubble. Economists ...

Super mergers drive new trends in asset consulting

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... pro-active in adapting to a rapidly evolving investment market. Over the last two years, Frontier Investment Consulting, Jana, Mercer and Towers Watson have all invested in new personnel and targeted new asset classes and risk management practices in ...

AvSuper awards mandate to IFP

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... sector review we've performed progressively and as opportunities have presented themselves with our investment advisers, JANA," said Griffiths. IFP is an international equities manager that aims to provide investment returns while minimising business ...

Statewide cuts staff, boost sales

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... already have some strength, age and health care for example." Meanwhile, the fund will be engaging its new asset consulting JANA to finetune Statewide's existing investment strategy. Over the next 12 months, Statewide Super will evaluate its entire investment ...

Pay performance fees only, says $220b fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... straightforward manner," the statement said. A similar push is underway in Australia with Frontier Investment Consulting and JANA Investment Advisers, who between them advise on over $260 billion of investments, hoping to establish "fairer" fees for ...

Transition mgmt takes centre stage

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... investment front, it gets even more complex. Asset consultants will end up deciding the fate of many mandates. First State uses JANA while Health Super currently employs Towers Watson. According to Rainmaker Information, First State is much more conservative ...

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 ...

NAB Super restructures alternatives portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... assets portfolios. The corporate fund made tactical changes to its asset allocation in conjunction with its asset consultant, JANA Investment Advisers. The changes apply to various member investment choice options. One of the changes the fund made was ...

NAB Super eases hedging as dollar soars

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... currency hedge from 30 per cent to 20 per cent late last month. The move, made in consultation with the fund's asset consultant JANA Investment Advisers, would affect all of the fund's diversified options (based on their exposure to overseas shares). ...