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NZ Super fund kicks out companies

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... Africa Israel and its subsidiary Danya Cebus, Elbit, Shikun & Binui in which the fund had small allocations through its passive equities portfolio have now been excluded. It's understood that their exclusion follows work the companies did in the ...

Advisers risk wasting 2013: van Eyk Advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... reforms could mean that advisers become complacent, said Tony Zulli, van Eyk Advice national practice manager. "Receiving passive, commission-based revenue streams from large client bases is still the dominant business model in the advice industry and ...

Five Aus equities managers share $1bn in new mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... will now run actively managed Australian equities for VicSuper, which funded the new mandates by taking money away from passive Australia equities mandates run by BlackRock and the SSgA Australian SAM Sustainability Fund. All the mandates are worth $165 ...

Ex-Ascalon boss starts at BlackRock

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... driving more and more Australians to invest in alternatives, Arter added. As investors continue to combine active and passive strategies, they will want managers they can trust, with proven risk management and the scale to back it up, Landman said. As ...

NZ Super Fund named world's most innovative

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... traditional asset allocation 'bucket' approach to investing. It's understood the Fund's innovative approach is based on a passive Reference Portfolio. The Fund's investment team must be convinced that any active investment will do better than this portfolio. ...

New after-tax system for Qantas Super

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... which specialises in after-tax investing, benchmarking and reporting capabilities. Portfolio structure, including active/passive and asset class strategy decisions, can be altered when tax impacts are understood, said Scott Lawrence, managing director ...

Retirement solution upside for investment managers: Oliver Wyman

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
An expected doubling of post-retirement funds under management (FUM) from 8% in 2010 to 16% by 2020, represents golden opportunities for investment managers, Jacob Hook of Oliver Wyman Financial Services advised delegates at IMCA's (Investment Management ...

Tas public sector fund awards TD mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... recommendations ourselves and has clear benefits for our members." FIIG Executive Director Bill Keogh said the $300 million RBF passive mandate would be invested in term deposits across several banks and Australian deposit taking institutions. "The RBF ...

Strong growth from Australian fund managers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... "Institutional investors are increasingly looking for the most efficient way to invest their assets which has led to more passive management and low cost, systematic approaches, also known as smart beta," said Dougherty. Tired of paying active management ...

Investors warned on VIX futures

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
Investors should stay away from VIX futures as a passive standalone strategy, one manager has warned, saying that a flexible approach to buying volatility is necessary to avoid suffering high carry and rolling costs. When volatility hit the headlines ...