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FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... self-managed sector. Early indications, however, show that these options are expensive to manage and have seen little take-up. Active versus passive While the active versus passive debate has raged for decades with no real winner emerging, the passive ...

MTAA Super awards $200m global credit mandate

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
Industry fund MTAA Super has appointed AllianceBernstein to manage a $200 million global credit mandate. The AllianceBernstein Global Credit strategy is an actively managed global bond strategy with a research-driven investment approach. The service ...

NZ Super Fund takes big stake in LanzaTech

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) has taken a 17% stake in gas-to-liquid company LanzaTech. The stake, purchased for invested $US60 million ($A64.92 million) values the company at about $US400 million and makes the super fund the second-biggest ...

Investec property fund adds more real estate

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
Investec Australia Property Fund (IAPF) has acquired two new industrial properties in Newcastle and the western Sydney suburb of Wetherill Park, for a joint purchase price of $26.9 million. The two newly acquired properties are underpinned by long-term ...

ATO exec leaves to join consulting firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... country need to constantly update their skills and expertise," he added. Forsyth's responsibilities at the ATO included active compliance and risk and intelligence responsibilities for all superannuation subject areas. He also has a strong income tax ...

AllianceBernstein hires Australia retail sales manager

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
AllianceBernstein has appointed a national retail sales manager in Australia to support the growth of its retail channel. Ben Moore will be responsible to drive AllianceBernstein's retail sales strategy as the company continues to expand its offering ...

Capital Group expands retail sales team

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... want." The fund manager will be introducing new global investment strategies to investors from early 2015, including an active equity strategy focused on companies that the management believe will grow their dividends over three to five years. These ...

Lonsec awards 'Recommended' rating to property ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
The Market Vectors Australian Property Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) has been awarded a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec. Lonsec highlighted the fund's use of a capped-weighted methodology and the ability to access the largest and most liquid Australian ...

Australia role made redundant in AMP leadership reshuffle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... contribution to the business. Under Scott's guidance, the combined infrastructure equity and debt team has become one of the most active infrastructure management teams globally. Prue's outstanding work, often behind the scenes, has resulted in the successful ...

Lazard AM grows global multi asset team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... years of experience, Rupert has the specific set of skills needed to translate client needs into investment objectives and active allocation decisions," Jai Jacob, head of the multi asset investment team, said. "His expertise in, and perspectives on ...