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Hedge fund returns down 10% in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
Top hedge funds in Australia averaged 15.6% returns in 2014, but the overall sector delivered 10% less than the previous year. This is according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) 2014 hedge funds survey, which examined 27 ...

BMO to manage ESG for $53bn NZ funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... billion NZ Super Fund chief investment officer, Matt Whineray, said ESG factors were material to long-term investment returns. "Company engagement is central to our stewardship of the fund and our commitment to the United Nations Principles for Responsible ...

Pension funds loading up on alternatives: BIS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Pension funds are loading up on alternative investments in response to declining asset returns according to an annual report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). Pension funds in the UK and US are reported to be driving the shift with the ...

TCorp becomes $70bn investment giant

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... welcome the investment teams. The amalgamation aims to realise scale benefits and achieve superior risk-adjusted investment returns. "Combined with our existing high-calibre investment team, we will develop a first-class investment management model for ...

Qantas Super chief executive to retire

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... increase member engagement." Under her tenure, Qantas Super was also named first of 47 funds for its risk-adjusted investment returns for the default option for the last financial year. She added: "Jane is a rare leader who leads by positive example ...

Super funds clash on board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... interfere with the governance model of theA "all profits to members"A super funds that have driven two decades of strong returns for members. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive, Tom Garcia, said while it was good to see the ...

Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... that equity-market valuations at this point generally are quite high... Now, they're not so high when you compare the returns on equities to the returns on safe assets like bonds, which are also very low, but there are potential dangers there." While ...

Joining AIIB unlocks billions of infra investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... retirement savings to strengthen our economic capital base, while simultaneously producing superior risk-adjusted performance returns on retirement savings. It's a win-win." Collins added the AIIB could also provide a platform for Australia to internationally ...

High-risk pursuits may undermine super funds' solvency

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015

Tassie RBF awards GAM $100m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... bond strategy is a "go-anywhere" bond fund which, via the use of derivatives, protects the portfolio and still generates returns during downturns. The strategy is managed by the experienced unconstrained global fixed income and currency investors, Tim ...