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AXA IM includes ESG in smart beta offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has developed a smart beta investment option that includes environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The ESG version of AXA IM's SmartBeta solution will be presented to institutional investors as an alternative ...

GESB switches consultants from Mercer to JANA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
Western Australia-based super fund Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB) has confirmed it has switched asset consultants from Mercer to JANA. A spokesperson for the $17 billion, 354,000 member fund, which caters to employees of the state ...

BestEx enters joint venture with US trading firm

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
Australian outsourced trading firm BestEx has entered into a joint venture with US counterpart TORA offering global trading services to Australia-based fund managers. Under the arrangement, BestEx clients will be able to use TORA's technology and international ...

PC examines Weaven's 'inverted bid' infra model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
The Productivity Commission (PC) has given qualified support to Industry Super Australia's (ISA's) 'inverted bid' model for investing in greenfield infrastructure projects in its draft report on public infrastructure. Informally known as the 'Weaven ...

PC calls for overhaul of public infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
The Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended a "comprehensive overhaul" of Australia's public infrastructure following the release a draft report on the topic. The report, which runs for nearly 600 pages, covers issues such as funding new projects ...

ASFA calls for consistent global regulatory standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
The global pension community must work together to achieve consistent regulatory frameworks, according to Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Speaking at the ASFA's third Asia-Pacific Pension ...

T. Rowe Price hires former AllianceBernstein trader

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
T. Rowe Price has appointed Richard Nelson as its new Australian-based buy side equities trader. Nelson will oversee trading in Australian and New Zealand listed securities, working closely with head of Australian equities Randal Jenneke. Nelson was ...

HESTA non-committal on Transfield divestment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
Industry super fund HESTA has given no commitment to divest from Transfield Services, following calls for it to do so from the Australian Services Union (ASU). The ASU national executive adopted the resolution on Wednesday, on the grounds that ASU members ...

FEATURE: Insuring against longevity risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... cracking the accumulation phase of superannuation, the problem of how to make those funds last is yet to be solved. James Fernyhough takes a look at one potential solution: longevity insurance. There is no doubt that Australia's superannuation system ...

Citi closes gap in custody race

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
Citigroup has continued its rapid ascension in the Australian custody market, growing by 19.4% over the past six months, according to figures released by the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA). In the first half of the 2013-14 financial ...