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BlackRock wins $3.8 billion VicSuper mandates

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... BlackRock. Actively managed satellite mandates will be awarded in the major listed asset classes following a sequence of asset class reviews in 2012." VicSuper has also introduced a dynamic asset allocation (DAA) process to undertake medium term strategic ...

Ventura reduces wholesale funds cost

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
Ventura Investment Management has reduced the price for its wholesale funds by up to 25%, following the reappointment of Russell Investments as the funds' investment manager. The move follows feedback from advisers who maintained clients had become ...

MGD Wealth appoints Select to LDI portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... for a small number of dealer group partners for the portfolios while it assists MGD to build multi-manager, multi-asset class portfolios. "The LDI Connect 3 and 7 Portfolios have evolved from our desire to build portfolios that better match our liability ...

Affinity launches wholesale property fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... Management has launched a new fund to provide wholesale investors with access to residential property, the largest asset class in Australia. The Affinity Property Fund has been established to provide investors with access to the Australian residential ...

SSgA: Minimise volatilty to protect vulnerable investors

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
State Street Global Advisers is urging super and multi-manager funds to consider minimising volatility strategies in their domestic equity portfolios, as events on the world stage continue to spook equity markets. "While equities are likely to present ...

DST Global Solutions launches HiPortfolio upgrade

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... constrained environment, investment managers are looking to maximise value from their core systems with wider functional and asset class coverage. Support for derivatives and reconciliation processing as well as regional tax and market practice requirements ...

BetaShares launches Aussie first oil exchange traded fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... of investment strategy, Drew Corbett, said the oil ETF gives Australian investors more choice, exposing them to an asset class previously difficult to access. "While ETF product choice for Australian investors continues to grow, exposure to commodities ...

Challenger appoints head of Boutique Partnerships

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
Challenger Limited's funds management business has appointed Cathy Hales as its new General Manager, Boutique Partnerships. Hales joins Challenger from RREEF in New York, where she was Chief Operating Officer, Client Relations. Hales has also worked ...

IRESS launches UK wealth management division

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... of the transition to a service and fee-based world with streamlined business processes to help our firms maintain first class service to their clients." "IRESS is delighted to be selected and endorsed as a partner by SBG against strong global and UK ...

Global ETPs hits $1.58 trillion

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... increase in the number of providers from 66 in December 2010 to 81 in October 2011. Fixed income remains the only major asset class with a perfect record of inflows for every month during 2011, attracting US$4.6 billion in October 2011, while European ...