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Bank blocks pension gold

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... its first purchase of gold in July 2008, gold price has risen from $600 to $1,000 per ounce. On average, European pension funds allocate less than 3 per cent to all commodities.

IFM director wins prestigious award

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... manages over $27.6 billion worldwide. It is owned by Industry Super Holdings, which is owned by 35 major Australian pension funds. Hugh DT Williamson Performance scholarship winners are considered to be outstanding and respected individuals who aspire ...

Fund managers eye Asian equities: RBC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... senior executives from around the world, of which 108 were asset managers. Others came from banks, hedge funds, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and private equity firms.

Aussies embrace US real estate

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... of reasons. But Sentinel, which manages US$4.5 billion in real estate assets, mainly on behalf of US and European pension funds, believes that US residential apartments are an attractive investment opportunity for them. The rental yields are comparable ...

AMP to launch Singapore direct property arm

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... currently well positioned to continue what it started pre-GFC and become an Asian hub for REITs. He predicts that pension funds and the like will respond to investor demand for traditional property that provides yield with capital growth by increasing ...

Pay performance fees only, says $220b fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... local funds and asset consultants continue to debate investment fee structures, one of the world's most influential pension funds is insisting that nearly all fees be incentive based - and other remuneration structures discarded. The board of administration ...

Ireland looks to sovereign annuities

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... unveiled plans to develop a market for sovereign annuities earlier this week, which could be used by under-funded Irish pension funds to meet their defined benefit liabilities. After extensive consultation with the industry, Ireland's National Treasury ...

Instos want more rewards for low-carbon assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, South Africa, Brazil and Canada including European investors and US public pension funds and state treasurers. There are a number of Australian super funds listed as signatories through their association with UN ...

CalPERS deploys US$500m into ESG, OTPP buys Chunnel link

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
North American pension funds have been actively pursuing investment opportunities this week, and in typically unconventional fashion. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has invested $500 million into a new internally managed ...

Gen Yers want advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... cent on retirement planning. AAS is one of the largest providers of administration services to superannuation and pension funds in Australia. It interacts with more than 4.5 million members and 400,000 employers, and provides administration, including ...