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Towers Watson wins public sector fund mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... through people, risk and financial management. Towers Watson's investment team provides advice to more than 1000 institutional investors globally, with assets in excess of $2 trillion. WA Super, which historically was for employees in local government ...

Property funds acquire Sydney, Perth property

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
Two investment funds have acquired properties in Sydney and Perth worth over $30 million. Folkestone has entered into a 50/50 joint venture with Sydney property developer Lyon Group Australia to acquire development rights over 59.7 hectares in Sydney's ...

Steady funds thrive in low growth world

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
A portfolio of high quality companies that can grow steadily -"not spectacularly"- over the long term is the right strategy to face the challenges of a low growth environment, Morgan Stanley senior portfolio manager Bruno Paulson said. He described ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... investors' new mantra in this environment must be "extra cautiousness." Managing over $73.9 billion for over 90 institutional investors, QIC designs different strategies and portfolios, depending on each client's needs. However, a common theme over the ...

Governance Institute pulls support for super bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
The Governance Institute has pulled its initial support for the government's bill on superannuation fund boards and is now calling for it to be scrapped. "The process has become overly politicised to the detriment of genuine governance outcomes," a ...

NAB enters into MOU with Nippon Life

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
NAB has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Nippon Life to build a life insurance partnership. The goal, according to NAB's ASX statement, is to "[enter] a long-term partnership in life insurance product manufacturing," although NAB added ...

ASFA supports SGC bill with increased ATO resources

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should only occur if additional resources are provided to the Australian Tax Office (ATO). In its submission on the draft ...

National Achievement Awards to recognise top executives

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
Nominations for the 2015 National Achievement Awards A close on November 6 and hype is already building around who will collect this year's top prizes. The National Achievement Awards are a joint initiative by La Trobe Financial and Financial Standard ...

Frontier Advisors appoints former Mercer principal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... analysts. Frontier has about $250 billion in funds under advice with services provided to some of Australia's largest institutional investors.

Senior fund manager leaves AMP Capital for Ausbil

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... role as ESG Specialist. Established in 1997, Ausbil's manages Australian equities for major superannuation funds, institutional investors, master trust and retail clients.