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Omega wins institutional credit mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... by the fund, and demonstrating our capacity for actively managing to this overall outcome within the global credit asset class. "We are pleased to have secured this significant mandate, and we look forward to developing our working partnership with Uniting's ...

Neuberger Berman makes senior hire

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
Neuberger Berman has expanded its institutional relationship team with the appointment of a vice president - institutional business. With more than 10 years' experience working with institutional investors, Maxine Kraut will join the Melbourne based ...

CYBG appoints two directors

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... appointment of Clive Adamson and Paul Coby. Their appointments further strengthen the board. Both Clive and Paul bring first class business knowledge and experience, which underscores the ambition we have for the business," CYBG chair Jim Pettigrew said. ...

Government bonds no longer a safe bet

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Once considered a safe bet for portfolio diversification, Australian government bonds are no longer delivering value, according to Simon Stevenson, head of strategy, multi-asset at Schroder Investment Management Australia. Speaking as part of an asset ...

Investors looking to alternatives amid low cash rate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... asset choice. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, co-founder and chairman of GCI, Steven Sher said that it was the asset class' stability that first attracted GCI to invest. "The thing that was most attractive to us, in addition to the good return ...

Telstra Super appoints head of $2.5bn infrastructure, property portfolio

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Telstra Super has appointed a new head of property and infrastructure. Miriam Patterson has been head of the division in an acting capacity since December. Prior to that, she was an investment manager on the Telstra Super investment team, and has also ...

Advisers leading ETF investment charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... promise in global equities and less in the Australia-focused ETFs, which have traditionally been the most popular asset class for the domestic market. By the end of 2015, just under half of all ETF investments in Australia were in global equities funds. ...

Competitive forces driving US pension fees down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Greater transparency and increased competition, as well as the risk of legal proceedings, have driven companies in the US to demand lower fees from pension providers for their employees' 401(k) plans. As new disclosure rules allow companies to learn ...

Australians demanding robo-advice from super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... their super fund to provide these tools. "This competition will be an important factor in driving the development of world-class solutions that meet Australians' comprehensive requirements."

Super fund asset class performance disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
The performance of superannuation funds' individual asset class options has not been as robust as one might expect, according to the latest performance analysis by Rainmaker, bringing into question how effective the active management investment strategies ...