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AMP awards $43m mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... attractiveness of the insurance-linked securities sector. Sean Henaghan, investment director, international & future directions funds at AMP Capital Investors said the non-correlation of the returns in the insurance-linked securities market was a key ...

IMCA debates investment risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... Investment Consulting Australia/NZ and Principal, Mercer; Sean Henaghan - Investment Director, International and Future Directions Funds, AMP Capital and Rob Prugue, Senior Managing Director, Lazard Asset Management, Asia Pacific. Topics that will be ...

Gloves off ahead of APRA report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... fund. Henaghan's comments were made on the back of SelectingSuper data that ranked the AMP Signature Super - Future Directions Balanced Options as one of the worst 10 funds based on one-year and three-year performance. "We made a decision around three ...

Top and bottom super performance differ by 36pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... during 2008. In contrast, the BT Lifetime Super Employer Plan - Multi Manager Balanced and AMP SignatureSuper - Future Directions Balanced were among the bottom performers, losing almost 30 per cent and 27 per cent respectively over the same time frame. ...

NGSS on mandate spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... and Charlemagne Emerging Markets among its new managers. As a result of the reshuffle, NGSS' mandates with AMP Future Directions and Barclays Global Investors have been axed. However the fund is retaining its investment with Colonial First State Emerging ...

Indigenous Australians get fin lit boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... relationships with key Indigenous leaders and stimulating frank and productive discussions on current programs and future directions," said Senator Sherry. Currently up to 45,322 residents of Cairns have lost superannuation accounts - totaling $75.2 ...

Unlisted assets poised for higher illiquidity premiums

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... "Liquid assets have taken a hit but the illiquid haven't yet," said Sean Henaghan, investment director at AMP's Future Directions fund. This means that the $130 billion plus invested in direct property will be exposed to further losses, compounding the ...

AMP NZ shifts passive portfolio to 100% active

... World Index New Zealand (WiNZ) units in its superannuation funds into the Australia-based AMP Capital Investors' Future Directions Fund (FDF). This month, FDF awarded Putnam Investments, a fund manager which implements multi-active strategies, a global ...

Putnam wins $600m AMP fixed income mandate

AMP Capital Investors Future Directions Fund has awarded Putnam Investments a global fixed income mandate worth around $600 million. "We awarded a mandate to Putnam because of their well-structured alignment philosophy and an investment process that ...

A new way for AMP fixed interest

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
... manager Vianova Asset Management a $75 million mandate for a part of the fixed interest component of its AMP Future Directions Fund. The mandate highlights how more people are looking at fixed interest again, due to several years of high indices growth ...