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Survey reveals super fund strategic priorities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... boardroom, according to a joint survey of fund chief executives by ASFA and PwC. Chief executives representing retail, corporate, public sector and industry funds were asked to respond to a wide range of questions on everything from strategic priorities ...

New super data adds more disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... accounted for 29.3% of total assets; retail funds held 26.5%, industry funds held 21.5%, public sector funds 17.3% and corporate funds held 2.7%. Fees paid totalled $12.6 billion for the year, with 95% per cent of fees paid by members and the remaining ...

AMP Capital adds infra fund to SMSF suite

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... returns, our SMSF Suite offers them investments they may have considered out of their reach from commercial property to corporate bonds and now two different ways to gain exposure to global infrastructure." AMP Capital Core Infrastructure Fund portfolio ...

Alternatives drove Permal and EnTrust marriage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... multiple consultant studies that highlight the fact that traditional government bonds won't get you your yield targets, corporate bonds neither," he said. "You could argue that high yield these days is trading at more attractive levels but it's not without ...

Perpetual appoints new responsible entity chief

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
Perpetual Corporate Trust has appointed a new head of responsible entity services. Hugh Treweeke joins Perpetual from State Street, where he was vice president client relationship manager. Prior to that, he held senior roles at Wellington International ...

ACSI and TIAA-CREF drive poll voting

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... resolutions. An ACSI statement said it was a pleasing result, demonstrating the power of global investor collaboration on corporate governance issues, and the willingness of progressive companies to respond quickly. The "show of hands" gives each shareholder ...

Norwegian fund reviews ESG approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... its voting rights to safeguard the fund's investments, including voting to promote sustainable development and good corporate governance. During 2015 the fund voted at 11,562 shareholder meetings globally. "In 2015, we began publishing our voting intentions ...

DomaCom raises $8m in pre-IPO capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... 4000 investors who have pledged about $58 million. The $8 million pre-IPO capital raising was managed by Sydney based corporate advisory firm Axstra Capital along with joint lead manager Pulse Markets. DomaCom's objective is to allow investors to invest ...

Risks are overstated: AUI

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... that commodity markets need to stabilise for markets overall to recover. However, in a more upbeat sign for markets, corporate health is positive, with the US and European Union growing," he said. "Our view is that markets are rebalancing to a lower ...

Former QIC multi-asset head departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... running of the GMA team, investment processes and clients, "which has benefited from Jim's previous experience at QIC and corporate knowledge." QIC currently has about $78.8 billion in funds under management, offering infrastructure, real estate, private ...