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BTIM adds to executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... vice-president, currency overlay and global fixed income between 1993 and 2000. Most recently Matthew served as head of the institutional pensions team at Goldman Sachs in New York and prior to that she was vice-president of global foreign exchange at ...

Instos should reconsider hedging strategies: PIMCO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
Institutional investors with globally diversified portfolios should consider making their currency hedging decisions at the portfolio level on a currency-by-currency basis if they wish to truly mitigate risk, according to new research from PIMCO. The ...

Tobacco and super funds must split

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
Institutional investors need to do more to combat investment in tobacco, with around $10 billion still invested via superannuation alone. Speaking at an Altius Asset Management event in Sydney yesterday, chief executive of Tobacco Free Portfolios Dr ...

NZ Super tackles climate change

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... instructions on climate change resolutions," Orr said. Orr said the fund's strategy is in line with global best practice by institutional investors and the Guardians studied climate change strategies from AP4, PGGM and other global investment leaders ...

MySuper transition costing retail members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
The retirement savings of retail super fund members could be diminished by $20,000 as a result of retail and bank-owned funds delaying the transition of members into default MySuper products. Research conducted by Rainmaker Information and commissioned ...

Midwinter makes strategic appointment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
Financial services technology provider Midwinter hired a head of institutional growth as part of the company's aim to pursue partnerships in the superannuation and institutional space. Salvador Saiz joined Midwinter as a SME and superannuation fund ...

Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
A number of institutional investors are proving the health sciences venture capital space holds significant potential for Australian investors, with funding from the likes of QIC and Hostplus driving major pharmaceutical developments. According to data ...

Findex brings family office to the masses

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
Findex has launched an integrated wealth management service aimed at bringing the family office model out of the domain of the ultra-rich. Suitably named Family Office, the new service aims to provide a "single point of contact" for all aspects of wealth ...

Future Fund model for social housing

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Australian states should each consider the establishment of a Social Housing Future Fund that would deliver returns of CPI plus 4.5%, and address the country's struggling public housing system. This is the thought of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia ...

Charter Hall abandons REIT IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Charter Hall Group has elected not to proceed with its IPO of the Long WALE REIT following a lack of institutional interest. Back in June, Charter Hall announced it was planning to list its Long WALE REIT on the ASX. The REIT was to comprise a "geographically ...