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William Blair targets super fund investors with 'game theory'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Chicago-based asset manager William Blair's head of dynamic allocation strategies Brian Singer has been in Australia promoting the firm's Macro Allocation Fund to institutional investors. The strategy is centred on the investment philosophy of 'game ...

No problemo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... 8.0% print, but certainly it hasn't the Politburo. They're targeting 7.5% remember? And as I've discussed yesterday, the angel's in the details - the National Accounts confirms an economy that's rebalancing - away from the external dependence and more ...

Cbus MySuper fund gets green light

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
Cbus, the construction and building industry superannuation fund, has received approval for its MySuper product. The super fund joins Sunsuper which became the first provider to see its MySuper offering get the nod from the regulator on 15 February. ...

Frontier staffs up

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
Frontier Advisors, the industry superannuation fund-owned asset consultancy, yesterday said five new staff been added to its roster. Gilly Zimmer joined Frontier on 29 January as a consultant. Previously Zimmer was a senior manager, infrastructure ...

New Perpetual Investments group exec starts today

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... in November 2012 and of Chief Financial Officer Gillian Larkins earlier in the month. Gordon will be based at Perpetual's Angel Place offices in Sydney, reporting directly to Lloyd.

US pension fund pulls gun investments

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
California State Teachers Association Retirement System (Calstrs), a $154 billion US pension fund, looks set to pull its investments in gun manufacturers in light of the recent mass shooting at Sandy Hook. California Treasurer and board member Bill ...

NAB Private Wealth best in Aus

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
When it comes to private banks it seems size really does matter, after NAB Private Wealth was named the best one in Australia by publication Asian Private Banker. "In a market where wealth is mature and the private banking space is fiercely contested ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after European equities fell on Friday, hit by a lack of rapid progress towards full EU banking union at a key summit and Wall Street's Nasdaq was pulled down more than two per cent by a tech stock rout ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
Huh? Halloween already? It certainly felt that way last week, didn't it? It was the week when the spooks went out a-haunting. The Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were out like a three-headed monster, singing ...

Super fund backs News Corp independence push

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Rupert Murdoch's dual role as chairman and chief executive of News Corporation will be challenged by at least one Australian superannuation fund at the company's annual general meeting in Los Angeles on 16 October. A proposal that the News Corp chairperson ...