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Market Vectors ETFs appoint two directors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... investments and portfolio strategy from boutique consulting firm Sunstone Partners. He is responsible for investment portfolio management, new product development and capital markets. Chesler is a qualified actuary with over 20 years' experience in financial ...

Mercer makes key changes to investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Mercer has made a series of strategic appointments to its investment team to tackle individual consumers in the retirement savings markets. Russell Clarke will assume the role of chief investment officer in the Pacific region after his predecessor Andrew ...

IMF to fund claims against Lehman Asia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... losses not able to be recovered from Lehman Australia. IMF will include the claim value in its Quarterly Case Investment Portfolio Reports as they are published.

Fund manager dismisses super fund fee demands

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... past 8 years, workplace super fees have actually increased. Rainmaker said this was mainly due to higher investment portfolio costs and a significant move towards marketing, advertising and full service products. Clifford said that there were occasions ...

NZ Super takes stand on nuclear weapons

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... cluster munitions and in the manufacture or simulated testing of nuclear explosive devices in 2008. The Fund's investment portfolio is continually reviewed, based on information from specialist screening agency MSCI, and other reliable sources of information ...

Credit Suisse launches SIV portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
Credit Suisse Private Banking has launched two new investment portfolios developed specifically for Significant Investor Visa (SIV) applicants. The Private Bank has also established a dedicated SIV desk, specifically focused on inbound enquiries, with ...

Bendigo Wealth launches new low-risk income fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... or who have specific savings goals and is also a great solution for the defensive asset allocation of an investment portfolio.

Retirement objective is income not performance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
Providing retirement income solutions for super fund members requires funds to be clear about their goals. Is it achieving high investment returns, enabling members to accumulate high fund balances or is it about providing retirement income, notwithstanding ...

NZ Super offloads mining shares on RE concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... global mining company Barrick Gold Corporation and its subsidiary African Barrick Gold from its $22 billion investment portfolio on responsible investment grounds. Barrick's mines in Papua New Guinea and Tanzania have experienced a series of security-related ...

Warren Buffett praises Fed stimulus measures

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... as he is sometimes referred to, said it would be difficult for the Fed to safely unload its $3.4 trillion investment portfolio. "It's a lot easier to buy things than it is to sell them," Buffett said, adding: "We really are in uncharted territory." Buffet's ...