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Investec fund doubles portfolio in 12 months

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... Future Directions Fund, Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund, Health Industry Plan Superannuation Fund and MCG Wealth, as well as support from seed investor Auscoal Superannuation Fund. "Our goal now is to continue to grow the portfolio ...

Credit unions and super funds show same merger trends

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
At least 10 credit unions are in merger talks with superannuation funds set to follow as the financial services sector consolidates, Australian Central Savings & Loans director Terry McGuirk said yesterday. Speaking at a forum on fund mergers at the ...

WA director joins AustralianSuper board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
AustralianSuper has improved its nationwide representation with the appointment of Simone McGurk, the first West Australian-based director on its trustee board. McGurk, who replaces the retiring Cath Bowtell, is a director of Westscheme, which is set ...

Super exec pay on the table

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Super fund chief investment officers are paid more than their chief executives, according to new research to be discussed at the Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) next week. The yet-to-be released report by McGuirk Management Consultants, a long-time ...

VTP mulls management change

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
Listed investment company Van Eyk Three Pillars (VTP) plans to terminate its relationship with its external managers, van Eyk Research, Three pillars Portfolio Managers and VTP Management, subject to further board discussions. VTP formed an in-principle ...

Global shares, cat bonds review after Japan quake

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
A large hole has been punched in the Japanese economy by Friday's earthquake, with super funds tightlipped on the possible impact of exposure and advisors looking to their portfolios. Professor Andrew O'Neil, director of the Griffith Asia Institute ...

Apostle picks up $50m, signs H2O

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
Apostle Asset Management has secured a $50 million funding into Loomis Sayles and signed a new distribution partnership with London-based boutique, H2O Asset Management. Apostle, which has $5 billion in assets under management, said that an industry ...

Former Amundi CEO joins Apostle

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
The ex-chief executive of Amundi, Richard Borysiewicz, has joined Apostle Asset Management as director of sales. Borysiewicz left Amundi in October. He joined Credit Agricole Asset Management when it opened its office in Sydney early 2007. He was previously ...

Mandatory trustee pay disclosure draws debate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
Proposed trustee governance reforms will fix many of the regulatory gaps in the system, but Cooper Review panelist Sandy Grant questions adopting 'listed company' type governance measures, such as mandatory pay disclosure, just for the sake of having ...

Rainmaker and endgame launch new marketing excellence award

Rainmaker Information is collaborating with financial services marketing specialist endgame communications to recognise the efforts of financial services firms with the best integrated marketing campaign in an inaugural award unveiled this month. The ...