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Meat industry super fund CIO departs

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... statement, she said that her time at the fund had been "very interesting and the fund now has a more robust investment portfolio and a stronger governance framework. Most importantly, MIESF continues to meet its objectives for members." She added, though ...

Future Fund cautious on risk and return

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... through investments in venture capital and growth. Private equity now makes up 10.9% or $13.9 billion of the investment portfolio. "Our cash allocation (19.7% or $25.2 billion) has reduced largely due to the fall in the Australian dollar against the ...

Expensive property market creating super opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... superannuation is its bureaucratic name. It is so alienating and it's cutting off the fact that it is the biggest investment portfolio you're likely to ever build," Daniel says. "Let's rename it 'Your Money' or 'Your Investment Portfolio', I guarantee ...

Hunter Hall slams exit proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... investment strategy. "Importantly for HHV shareholders, McDonald has been the fund manager responsible for the HHV investment portfolio since 2015. He continues to hold that responsibility, supported by the four portfolio managers who have worked with ...

Mercer wins $250m NZ mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
Mercer won a mandate in December to manage a $250 million New Zealand investment portfolio. Following what the New Plymouth District Council described as a "rigorous process" with consulting actuaries Melville Jessup Weaver, Mercer will take the reins ...

La Trobe gains new ground on aged care

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
Lending specialist La Trobe Financial gets a headstart in the aged care sector with a new product that has attracted more than $30 million since launch. A year ago, La Trobe launched a new retirement lending product unseen in the Australian market. ...

First-mover advantage key to smart beta ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Investments in smart beta equity exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded products (ETPs) reached a new record-high of $690 billion globally, and the product incumbents continue to gain ground, a report shows. The findings were part of the latest ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Mercer's Alexis Cheang hears plenty of verbal commitment from Australian superannuation funds about the development and implementation of sustainable investment strategies. The continued aspiration is welcome, but Cheang believes proper execution and ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... Australian dollars to reduce the impact of currency movements. The International Shares option kept the same investment portfolio but without currency hedging. 2. Aussie fund manager London bound An Australian fund manager is expanding to the United ...

APAC multi-asset strategies receive tick

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
A global trading and wealth management technology provider is further endorsing the case for moving investment portfolios towards multi-asset strategies. In its latest research paper, Saxo Capital Markets shows significant performance improvements in ...