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SSgA appoints head of intermediary business

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... channel. SSgA's intermediary business group, which partners with financial intermediaries to deliver an array of institutional investment capabilities, offers separate accounts, mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs). Based in Sydney, MacNevin ...

Dynamic approach key to low volatility investing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
Institutional investors turning to low volatility equity strategies to help manage risk in their portfolios must be prepared to take a very active and flexible approach, leading proponents of the strategy have warned. Low volatility equity investing ...

Henderson appoints head of retail sales

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... December 2013. As at 30 September 2013, the Australian and UK-listed company managed over $123 billion on behalf of institutional, high net worth and retail clients.

AustralianSuper awards $1bn global equities mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... awarded the mandate, which is more than 1% of the value of AustralianSuper's portfolio. Causeway manages funds for six institutional clients in Australia, including $385 million for NAB-owned JANA. As of last month, the group's total assets under management ...

Hunter Hall divests from fossil fuels

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... campaigns and consulting a number of our supporters, it is clear climate change is an important issue to many retail and institutional investors". Fossil fuels have generally not made it onto the screening list of most ethical funds, as it would require ...

PE outperforms ASX and super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... winners from this asset class," said El-Ansary. Release of the report is the latest step in AVCAL trying to encourage institutional investors to consider the private equity and venture capital as a mainstream asset class, a sector that has remained remarkably ...

Invest in UK infrastructure, super funds urged

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... potential investors in a raft of new infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom. According to Justine Allan, head of institutional investor relations for government body, UK Trade & Investment, the UK will expect to need £355 billion of investment ...

Challenger makes senior Fidante Partners appointment

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... and calibre reflects the rapid growth and internationalisation of our multi-boutique business," general manager, institutional business and strategic alliances, Michael Clarke said. Fidante Partners' international businesses include Asian equities manager ...

FEATURE: Rethinking fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The prospect of rising interest rates has forced institutional investors to sit up and take notice of product innovations in the fixed income market. But with so many strategies to choose from, how do large investors and their advisers choose the right ...

Pohl launches mandate hunt as non-compete clause expires

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... two-year non-compete clause with Hyperion Asset Management has cleared the way for Manny Pohl's new business to target institutional investors again. The former Hyperion managing director has wasted no time in telling institutional prospects that his ...