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Avoid excessive hedging: EQT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... distinguish between what drives alpha and where we buy cost-effective beta. Harvey Kalman, chief investment officer at Equity Trustees, said the problem is that if you hedge excessively you may as well stay in the local market. "Because of hedging global ...

PE investments - trustees must understand the risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
... race for better investment returns is pushing super funds into alternatives strategies that are badly understood by some trustees, said the Australian Prudential and Regulation Commission (APRA). Ross Jones, APRA deputy chairman told the recent conference ...

Active extension moves into Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
... funds can move into high alpha strategies without having to jump into hedge fund plays that are not always understood by trustees. "Active extension's more familiar approach gives traditional managers [and fund sponsors] a higher degree of confidence ...

Member investment arbitraging hits GESB: reports

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
... liable because arbitraging, especially in the form of short selling, is an investment practice increasingly used by fund trustees and investment managers.

Report your breach online: APRA

... spokesman Stuart Snell commented, "We have been offering online services for a number of years. And now that superannuation trustees are being regulated to a comparable level to those from the banking and insurance industries under the RSE regime, we're ...

The manager matters in private equity: Unigestion

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
... in no small part on the back of our super scheme. Touring Australia and talking to institutional investors and super trustees, di Valmarana commented, "One thing I have noticed here is the vast size of the super funds. The fact that you put in 9 per ...

ESSB rounds out executive team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
... Rodwell-Ball has left AustralianSuper to take up the role of chief financial officer while Michelle Boucher leaves State Trustees after 15 years to step into the role of general manager of marketing and business development. ESSB chief executive officer ...

QSuper hits $20b in quick time

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
... billion milestone. "Favourable market conditions and good management of the Fund's investments by the QSuper Board of Trustees have both contributed to reaching this significant milestone," Vilgan said. "Our members have also directly contributed to ...

UniSuper announces new chairman

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
UniSuper has appointed Elizabeth Bryan as the new chairman the board of trustees for UniSuper. Bryan will step into the role vacated by the retiring Emeritus Professor Brian Smith AO, who is stepping down at the end of this year after 14 years of working ...

Sen Chapman explains Parliamentary Inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
... APRA's interpretation of the SIS Act can undermine member investment choice [MIC] to the point where they encourage fund trustees to ignore financial planning advice given to members," said Senator Chapman. While there have been calls by some in the ...