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Social infrastructure not suited to pension funds: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Pension funds should avoid investing in social infrastructure because of its inherent political risk and its small illiquid asset pool, according to a just released study by the UK EDHEC Risk Institute. In their report entitled "Pension Fund Investment ...

Smart beta gains popularity with instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Smart beta solutions are becoming increasingly popular with global pension funds, according to research from UK advice firm bfinance. Smart beta, which includes fair-value indexing and low-volatility strategies were perceived as a method of reducing ...

FTSE index launch for insto investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... investment, FTSE Group, said the impending introduction of Australia's carbon tax of July 1 this year means it is time for pension funds and asset managers to begin incorporating carbon risks into their investment strategy. "Institutional investors have ...

Super fund private equity inflows constant

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... investing in the local private equity market either through fund-to-fund or direct pension fund investments, while local pension funds remain active. "Australia has remained constant although people are fearful that Australians super funds and the like ...

Waiting for the midnight hour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... government. I suspect that is a lot of German banks! And to a lesser degree banks in other European countries and also pension funds. Now why is it then that the "powers to be" in Europe don't want Greece to default!" This is the reason why although ...

IFM wins $500m CalSTRS mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... for members. CalSTRS will sit well alongside other institutional investors, including some of Australia's leading pension funds and other significant US and European pension plans." Chris Ailman, CalSTRS chief investment officer, said the firm selected ...

Super assets soar with 17% annual growth rate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... before the appropriate measurement and management of risk is firmly embedded in the governance structures of most pension funds." The report also said that Australia's high allocation towards DC funds has allowed it to avoid impact to its corporate and ...

CFSGAM: REITS are a safe bet

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... property as a growth sector whereas it should be a defensive stable cash flow environment. "We know there are many pension funds that are sitting on asset allocation decisions and are putting it into direct real estate, we have seen a lot of transactions ...

Women in Super scholarship winner announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... current global investment issues," said Powell. "My hope is to be able to draw on the experience of the European pension funds and adapt it to my understanding of the Australian market." The panel said the calibre of the candidates was outstanding with ...

Super funds evolve towards direct property: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... widely held vehicles and creating their own direct real estate portfolios but there are also large number of smaller pension funds that are expressing significant interest in core real estate. "We would expect to see ongoing support from those markets ...