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NSW budget to focus on creating infra deals

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
The New South Wales state budget will tackle the lack of investment opportunities in infrastructure, with the aim of luring funds back from interstate and overseas projects. NSW Treasurer Mike Baird is believed to have brokered a deal with State Super ...

J.P Morgan launches automated fund platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... movements, and can integrate directly with counterparties in the market via industry messaging networks, with several Australian super funds already signed up. The platform is part of the ongoing build-out of J.P. Morgan's global technology platform ...

Consortium buys Challenger Infrastructure Fund assets

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... Challenger Infrastructure Fund has sold half of its asset base for $A286.79 million to a consortium which includes Australian super funds and a Dutch pension fund. Challenger Infrastructure Fund (CIF) has entered into a binding sale agreement for its ...

Active risk under spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... global interest in models to find successful managers with a higher tracking error, according to Dorsey. "Most Australian super funds find that when they look at their global equity portfolio - they might have six managers in that portfolio and they're ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... with lifecycling and a better engagement with annuities are two key aspects of the Israeli pension model where Australian super should take note, according to industry heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. Just back from a research trip to Israel led by federal ...

Sigma wins $100m super fund mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... Boutique Australian equities manager, Sigma Funds Management, has been awarded a new investment mandate by an Australian super fund, worth in excess of $100 million. The mandate aims to capitalise on Sigma's small companies' strategy which outperformed ...

Budget move to take superannuation 'back to the future'

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
Possible changes to the tax treatment of superannuation for high-income earners, likely to be included in tonight's federal budget, are taking Australia 'back to the future' according to Towers Watson. Andrew Boal, Managing Director for Towers Watson ...

Securities lending is not short selling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Securities lending is a legitimate market activity for asset owners looking to lower their net trading costs, and it should not be confused with short selling. Securities lending is so mainstream that most exchanges around the world consider it to be ...

CAER and GBST launch new ESG tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
CAER and GBST have launched a new tool, aimed at assisting super funds and fund managers in managing environmental, social and governance risk. According to Global Financial Services Technology Provider (GBST) and Corporate Analysis Enhanced Responsibility ...

Longevity forcing industry to adapt to thrive

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... paper that rapid movements in life expectancy present major risks not only to society, but also to the future of Australian super funds, investment managers, insurers and other financial product providers. The paper warns that Australia's Baby Boomers ...