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Wealth Within joins IMA race

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
Boutique investments firm Wealth Within has launched its own proprietary Individually Managed Accounts (IMA) platform, following two and a half years of development. "Managed accounts have become a mainstream product in recent years but until now financial ...

Integrity wins $30m Aust eq mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
The $1 billion Legalsuper industry fund has terminated a $30 million Australian equities mandate with Challenger, said Legalsuper chief executive, Andrew Proebstl According to Proebstl, the $30 million mandate was terminated mid-March due to "disappointing" ...

Alleron focuses on cash and mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... four years out." This may not be much of a concern at Alleron Investment Management after the firm gained an investment mandate from ASSET Super in January and Littler said the firm has a $1 billion mandate pipeline. This pipeline and strong capital ...

No fast bucks: Costello

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
Superannuation funds hold the critical mandate of looking past short term losses, rebuilding Australia's economic infrastructure and righting the ethical wrongs resulting in the global financial crisis, said Tim Costello, chief executive of World Vision ...

Tasplan axes $280m State Street mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
... "stronger manager in that area", said Cassidy. Tasplan had also terminated a $10.8 million absolute return investment mandate with Warakiri Asset Management.

Investment mandates to factor climate change

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
Nine out of ten major super funds have changed or plan to review their investment mandates to reflect climate change issues, a survey found. An Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Climate Institute survey found 95 per cent of ...

Currency cushions GFC hangover

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... minimal investment losses topping their reasons for investing with the fund. More recently, the fund won an investment mandate in December last year. "A lot of currency managers delivered last year, minus 30, 40 per cent - which is a big low. We delivered ...

MLC revamps global share strategy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
MLC has rejigged the firm's global share strategy by replacing Bernstein Value Equities, Alliance Growth Equities and Fortis Investments investment mandates with four new fund managers. Mondrian Investment Partners, Harding Loevner, Sands Capital Management ...

Local funds hold firm on US equities

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
Super funds are holding firm on their exposure to US equities despite the Dow Jones Index slipping below 7,000, its lowest level in more than a decade. Melbourne based investment consultancy, JANA Investment Advisers head of investment outcomes, Ken ...

AMP holds LPT strategy, wins mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... allocated more money to the sector. This may be only the beginning. Redding said the listed property and REIT investment mandate pipeline could be a large as $1 billion. "It depends from institution to institution and what their allocation looks like ...