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Boutique to manage $150m for NZ Super

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
A boutique fund manager has been awarded a $150 million active equities mandate by New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super). Mint Asset Management will manage the active New Zealand equities mandate on behalf of NZ Super, which currently has $1 billion ...

Grexit nears, markets cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... strangulation". The response from 'the institutions': I'll raise your "criminal intent" with Grexit readiness. As 'The Guardian' reports, "European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis has revealed that there has been been "some discussion within ...

Greece in crisis (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... ( Financial Times ) "Greek crisis: Athens rejects capital controls report as Draghi calls for deal 'very soon'" ( The Guardian ) "Greek crisis pushes stocks lower" ( Nasdaq.com ) "Gold down on dollar strength, Greek crisis in focus" ( India Times )...and ...

The bad and the bad and the bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... they also drop. The bad emanates from the fear of a repeat of the experience of 16 January 2015 (Friday). Here was The Guardian's take the trading day after: "The Shanghai Composite Index sank 7.7% to 3,116.35 at close on Monday, after the China Securities ...

NZ Super suspends Milford AM mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation have suspended a mandate with Milford Asset Management until a Financial Markets Authority (FMA) investigation into the fund manager is completed. Until then, NZ Super will manage the NZ$281 million ($276 ...

NZ Super terminates AMP Capital mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has terminated AMP Capital's New Zealand active equities mandate, effective from 30 October. The value of the mandate was NZ$257.5 million ($228.8 million). AMP Capital was appointed to the mandate in 2003. The decision ...

Putin pontificates peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... and not breaking relations with [our] partners, but doing so without being arrogant". This, at the same time that The Guardian reports that, "...a different Russian convoy did cross into Ukrainian territory late on Thursday evening. The Guardian saw ...

Canadian pension fund buys AMP NZ property portfolio

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
One of Canada's largest pension investors, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, has bought a complete portfolio of New Zealand properties managed by AMP Capital worth NZ$1 billion. AMP Capital said the sale would allow investors, which include ...

Exceeding your MAXpectations

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
As I count down to the final hours before the weekend, my mind is already racing to next Wednesday, when we host our annual forum and awards for sales and marketing professionals in financial services (a.k.a. MAX). MAX is inspired by TED, the widely-lauded ...

QIC hires exec from Guardians of NZ Super Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Brisbane-based investment firm Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has appointed an executive from the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation Fund. Neil Williams will finish working at NZ Super at the end of May and will become QIC's managing director ...