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NZ Super fund breaks $20bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... suit our Fund, as a long-term, growth-oriented investor. "In order to be sure that we are getting the best risk-adjusted returns on our investment portfolio, we will continue to take our time and remain disciplined on price."

Future Fund tarred by its tobacco stocks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... with the fund for about a year, was upbeat when he explained how equity market recovery post-June has boosted the fund's returns to a three year compound average of 8.5% annually. This is significantly above the 6.3% annual equivalent return from workplace ...

Economic indicators defy equities upside: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... traditional measure equities look cheap," he said. "Worse than expected GDP growth need not translate to poor equity market returns," he explained. "Northern hemisphere equity markets, including Chinese, continue to be uncorrelated with GDP growth." ...

State Street profits up 23% on Lehman wind up

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... presence in Australia, has benefited from a rise in revenue from asset management fees owing to improved stock market returns. Earnings rose to $654 million, or $1.36 per share, from $543 million, or $1.10 per share for the same period last year. The ...

CFSGAM bullish on listed infrastructure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
Investors are encouraged to put their money in listed infrastructure as it offers a higher rate of returns than bonds and cash in the current low growth economic environment, according to Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM). CFSGAM's ...

Public pension deficit exceeds $1trn

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... medical science mean that people are living much longer than pensions had planned for. Couple this with poor stock market returns and predictions of subdued growth throughout the world for years to come and it's clear that the developed world is facing ...

Investors must push for PE transparency

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... it takes a long time to develop, it has a deep j-curve," she explained. "All of this can be worth it as private equity returns can be very attractive but it needs to be done in an open way to help people understand their investments. It's going to take ...

Australia ranks third in Global Pensions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... fact that many of the world's retirement systems are under increasing stress with an ageing population, low investment returns and, in some cases, significant government debt. He added that to try and solve the problem, the Australian government has ...

Airlie selects RBC as custodian

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... running with the launch of our new fund and with the service and support RBCIS provides, we can focus on providing solid returns for our clients." David Travers, managing director for Australia for RBC Investor Services commented: "We were able to provide ...

REST Super to invest in transport infra

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... long-term investors leading bids for toll-road assets. "We see this venture as a means of potentially providing better returns to members through an integrated approach to transport infrastructure investments. Infrastructure is a key asset class for ...