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Half of infrastructure investors unhappy with fee structures

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... when it comes to fund terms and conditions. This proportion is significantly higher than for any other alternative asset class. In comparison, 36% of institutional investors in hedge funds, 33% of institutional investors in private equity and 28% of ...

Group insurance faces 'perfect storm'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
The current travails of the group insurance market may be just the beginning, with a "major blow-up" potentially around the corner, according to WA Super's general manager, client services, Paul Owen. "I've heard the words 'perfect storm' bandied around ...

QIC wins AustralianSuper US property mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
AustralianSuper has appointed direct property fund manager QIC to manage its US retail property investments. As of June 2013, AustralianSuper already had $1.1 billion in pooled investments with the Australian investment manager, which specialises in ...

Aberdeen set to buy UK fund manager SWIP

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013

Standard Life Inv GARS fund recommended by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... can generate risk-adjusted returns in line with its investment objectives and is an appropriate entry point to the asset class Lonsec said in its ratings report: "While the Australian fund [the Trust] was launched in November 2009, it should be noted ...

Class Super appoints new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
Super IP, owner of self-managed super fund (SMSF) software provider Class Super has appointed David Smith as its new chief executive. Smith, a former partner of PKF Sydney and a former senior executive of Solution 6, will take over the top job from ...

Henderson acquires hedge fund manager H3 Global Advisors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... are thrilled to have the H3 team join Henderson. The investment strategies managed by the team are contemporary and world class, and are complementary to our business globally," Henderson Australia's managing director Rob Adams said. "The strategies ...

ANZ partners with Swiss private bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... growth," Vontobel chief executive Zeno Staub said. "We will provide our clients across the Asia Pacific region with world-class investment and asset allocation solutions, which includes expertise and capability in global asset allocation, equity investing ...

The New Daily to avoid political bias: Weaven

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
The New Daily will avoid taking a political line, according to Garry Weaven, the chair of the new, industry super fund-owned publication The New Daily, which was launched today. Weaven told Financial Standard that he and Bruce Guthrie had to assure ...

Investor appetite for global markets on the rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... US/North American funds. Overall, investors are bullish about equities. With 89% of investors favouring equities, the asset class was by far the most popular. Number two was property, at 10%. European sovereign debt risk was top of the list for investment ...