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Towers Watson hires senior consultant

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... governance, process improvement, and product management. Prior to that he was director of implemented solutions for institutional fund manager QIC, responsible for managing its external manager alpha program.A He spent the early part of his career as ...

Neuberger Berman appoints manager from JPM

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... Australian clients. Verco had a similar role at J.P Morgan Asset Management, where she managed relationships for institutional clients and asset consultants across equities, fixed income and alternatives. She was at J.P. Morgan for 14 years and has a ...

Australian funds turning to bourgeoning Asian REITs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... cap breached $200 billion for the first time in 2013 and that critical mass has put it on the radar of Australian institutional and HNW private investors and the benefits for Australian real estate investors are backed up by the data. Historically, portfolios ...

Perpetual sheds $3 billion

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... billion) to depreciating markets and a further $1.6 billion to net outflows, especially from its Australian equities institutional channel, which accounted for $1.4 billion of outflows. Perpetual chief executive and managing director Geoff Lloyd stressed ...

Lift-off on Carney's mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... which this agreement was struck, the nature of the agreement, the scale of the challenge, underscores the series of institutional shortcomings that still exist within European monetary union." "There are big execution risks on all sides, including execution ...

Strong passive flows force managers to lower fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... consultant partner Jeffrey Levi said. The research showed that retail is driving organic growth for active managers, with institutional investors "stagnant, with redemptions outpacing gross sales in 2014." The survey listed four investment approaches ...

Australian alternatives assets top $250 billion

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... diversifying strategies team in Australia, Dania Zinurova, said the term 'alternatives' may no longer be appropriate. "Institutional investors continue to plough billions of dollars annually into investment opportunities other than bonds and equities ...

Mercer appoints new custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... appointed due to the strength of its offer to meet Mercer's business requirements and growth ambitions in both an institutional and retail investment context," said leader of Mercer's investments business in the Pacific market Simon Eagleton. He added ...

Climate change to impact financial systems

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... Financial Standard A in June, a Mercer report predicted climate change will have an impact on portfolio returns and institutional investors should take action to understand and mitigate the risks of investing in the sectors most exposed to this phenomenon. ...

ACSI targets male-dominated boards

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... Governance Principles," ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson said. "We have a strong mandate from our members - institutional investors in Australia and across the globe, which represent over $1.6 trillion in retirement investments - to consider recommending ...