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Asset diversification gathers momentum

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... funds of funds, according to global data from Towers Watson. The data shows that in 2012 its clients - which include pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies - allocated 70% more assets to hedge fund and private market strategies ...

Super fund return expectations unrealistic

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... "The new study shows that equity risk premiums are going to be around 3.5-4.5% rather than 7-8% forecast by most pension funds," he said. The research has significant connotations for the superannuation industry. With the average balanced fund allocating ...

Alternative funds delivering: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... are realising that the alternative asset classes can provide uncorrelated returns. Between 2005 and 2011, globally pension funds have increased their allocation to alternatives, which could include anything from private equity to real assets such as ...

Open wide, come inside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... ventures" to 49% from 26%, and "for the first time permit foreign direct investment of as much as 26 percent in pension funds..." (Bloomberg). More measures followed. Last week, India raised the ceiling on foreign purchases of Indian bonds by US$10 billion ...

Media super ups disclosure, lodges MySuper application

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... reform, part of the Gillard Government's overhaul of Australia's retirement system called Stronger Super, means that pension funds that want to offer a MySuper product need to apply to the prudential regulator for a license. "The Board and Executive ...

Super funds argue against unfair fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... balances. MySuper, which is part of the broader Stronger Super overhaul of Australia's retirement system, will see pension funds offer members a no-frills, easy to understand investment product. Several groups have this week told the Parliamentary Joint ...

Structural shifts reposition EMs as less risky investments

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... class, robust fiscal and monetary policies and the stability of local institutions - such as sovereign wealth and pension funds that are investing in projects in their home regions, including infrastructure - are all factors driving the shift from cyclical ...

IFM awarded inaugural Aust Small Caps mandate

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2012
... classes - listed equities, debt, infrastructure and private equity. Owned by 32 major not-for-profit Australian pension funds, IFM invests on behalf of institutional investors. It is committed to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment ...

Pension funds reckless on climate risk: Hewson

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
A survey of the world's biggest pension funds and insurance companies has uncovered a reckless mismanagement of climate change risk, said a prominent economist. Yesterday the not-for-profit group the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AOPD) released what ...

Insto's ignoring climate change

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... Liberal Party and Reserve Bank economist wants to name the investment institutions -including superannuation and pension funds - that are doing nothing about climate change, and to help fund members demand that they do. "You can't defend against the ...