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Northern Trust wins LUCRF $220m ESG mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Northern Trust Asset Management has won a $220 million mandate from the Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund (LUCRF). The World ex Australia index mandate, managed by the fund's international business Northern Trust Global Investments Limited ...

LUCRF names Sword's replacement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Industry super fund LUCRF Super has appointed trade unionist Charles Donnelly as its new chief executive, replacing superannuation pioneer Greg Sword who leaves at the end of June. Donnelly has been general secretary of the National Union of Workers ...

AMP fund downgraded following key staff departure

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
AMP Capital Property Securities Fund in London has been downgraded by SQM Research, following the departure of AMP's deputy head of global listed real estate Tom Walker. SQM Research downgraded the AMP fund from a rating of 4.25 stars to 4.0 stars. ...

FSC awards life insurance companies

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has given out its 2014 Life Insurance Awards at a black tie event in Sydney. AMP director of insurance Megan Beer won the Industry Pioneer award, while BT Financial national manager of underwriting, new business ...

AllianceBernstein appoints MD of insto relationships

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
Global asset manager AllianceBernstein has appointed Sasho Bogoevski as the new managing director, institutional relationships in the Australian branch of the business. Bogoevski will relocate to Sydney after 10 years in AllianceBernstein's London-based ...

BestEx enters joint venture with US trading firm

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
Australian outsourced trading firm BestEx has entered into a joint venture with US counterpart TORA offering global trading services to Australia-based fund managers. Under the arrangement, BestEx clients will be able to use TORA's technology and international ...

Singapore lifts CPF rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
The Singapore government has announced that Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution rates will next year climb for pre-retirees up to 35% while also establishing a $8 billion special purpose fund to pay for the health care needs of the Pioneer Generation. ...

AMP Capital proposes new infra funding model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
AMP Capital has urged the federal government to allocate more funds to greenfield infrastructure projects on the grounds that it would reap the benefits of increased tax revenue from the resulting economic activity. AMP Capital made the proposal as ...

Shale gas revolution could be worldwide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
The shale gas revolution of North America is "the big deal" and could become a worldwide phenomenon, according to T Rowe Price portfolio specialist, global equities Kurt Umbarger. Umbarger said that the US was "really, truly on the road to becoming ...

Weaven to chair online news publication

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013