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Super fund returns as good as it gets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
Super funds on track to deliver average returns for 2012-13 of 15%, the third best in the past 26 years, demonstrate how fund members who kept their nerve after the GFC are now reaping the benefits. The result is based on preliminary analysis of Rainmaker's ...

Former Hostplus marketing head joins Frontier

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Frontier Advisors has appointed Wayne Sullivan as its new head of marketing and business development, taking effect from 1 August. Sullivan was previously head of marketing at industry superannuation fund Hostplus and prior to that he worked at Sunsuper ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013

State Street wins $780m LGS mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has won a $780 million active Australian equities mandate from Local Government Super (LGS). LGS chief investment officer Craig Turnbull said the mandate reflects a move towards more active risk in the portfolio. ...

One in five ASX200 companies ignoring social media

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... their social media activity in the last year and 7% decreased activity, while two thirds said they intend on becoming more active in the coming year. "The results paint a positive picture of social media use overall. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube all ...

Russell appoints Mercer COO to head insto business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Former Russell Investments assistant director of product and current Mercer COO for the Pacific region, Jodie Hampshire, has returned to the firm as its new head of institutional business in Australia. Hampshire joined Russell in 2000 and held a number ...

Henderson to grow local presence through "buy and build" approach

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... and build" plan at a meeting at its new Sydney office. Gaden said Henderson was in discussions with a number of boutique active fund managers in a bid to build "meaningful minority stakes" in businesses which it feels will add additional capabilities ...

Macquarie Dividend Run-Up fund launched

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) has launched a new Australian equities fund which provides access to dividend paying stocks. The Macquarie Dividend Run-Up Fund targets total returns, tax efficiency, volatility management and smoother returns ...

Former Deutsche AM CEO joins Brookvine

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... evolve, we are focused on identifying and supporting a greater breadth of specialised investment strategies. "We are now more active in the Asian region and over the last few years we have also provided attractive investment opportunities to family offices ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Investors, particularly those in or approaching retirement, should be wary of ignoring fixed income and other income producing assets in the 'great rotation' out of cash and into equities, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) executive ...