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NZ Super Fund hires from ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... asset Allocation team is responsible for the key investment decisions in the fund, including the design of the reference portfolio as well as the allocation of active risk across the fund," Hyde said. "We're pleased to be able to attract someone ...

Boys' clubs cost companies: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... clear: more gender diverse leadership teams deliver better performance outcomes," author study and senior quantitative portfolio manager Joanna Nash said. "To understand the impact of gender diversity on company performance and investment returns, we ...

Quality of Advice must consider digital: Ignition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... Andrew Baker has argued the government's Quality of Financial Advice Review must consider digital advice. In the terms of reference for the Quality of Advice Review, Treasury said it will "consider how the regulatory framework could better enable the ...

CFA Institute launches new ESG standard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... risks that could significantly hinder the attainment of the target portfolio-level ESG characteristic and provide a reference to any law, regulation, or third-party standard, guideline, or framework used to measure the portfolio-level ESG characteristic. ...

Westpac profit jumps 138%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... applications per week; this platform is currently being rolled out to mortgage brokers. "We grew our Australian mortgage portfolio 3% or $14.7 billion over the year, a significantly better performance than 2020. Owner occupied lending increased 9%. Consistent ...

NZ Super Fund hires asset allocation head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... Guardians in 2015 and has since chaired a risk budgeting team and been involved in the 2020 review of the reference portfolio, reviews of investment hurdles and proxies and climate change strategy. Hyde will commence as head of asset allocation on July ...

NZ Super bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
NZ Super has announced a new general manager, portfolio completion to oversee the implementation of its reference portfolio. The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, the entity which manages the NZ $57 billion fund, promoted George Crosby to the ...

Kapstream wins JANA allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... which above all else emphasises preservation of capital and liquidity with the delivery of a consistent return above reference rates, without taking undue interest rate or term risk," Kapstream portfolio manager Daniel Siluk said. Kapstream's Sydney ...

NZ Super Fund posts positive result

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... The $44.8 billion fund recorded a return of 1.73% for the year ending June 30 underperforming its benchmark reference portfolio which returned 3.82%. Comparatively, Australian MySuper products delivered an average return of -0.9% last financial year ...

HESTA awards investment data mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... structures and extensive drill through and look through capabilities, will support asset allocation decision-making, portfolio/fund sector analysis, portfolio risk management, performance attribution reporting, expense management, reconciliations, NAV ...