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NZ Super announces merger mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has marked its first foray into merger arbitrage by appointing global investment manager Ramius for a US$200 million ($280m) mandate in the asset class. Ramius is the alternative investment management business of ...

Three super funds take responsible investment gong

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... dealer groups and individual advisers for their commitment to responsible or "ethical" investments - specifically, those that focus on environmental, social and governance issues. The upgraded program places special emphasis on internal governance and ...

Plato appoints senior manager for Global Shares Fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Plato Investment Management has hired a senior portfolio manager to manage its newly launched Global Shares Income Fund. Daniel Pennell joined the fund manager from Realindex Investments, a Colonial First State subsidiary focused on smart beta. As lead ...

Link Group happy with Superpartners progress

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... single platform is proceeding smoothly, each of our revenue streams is recording pleasing organic growth and we continue to focus on each of our five strategic growth initiatives," Link Group managing director John McMurtrie said. "This is a good result ...

AIA profit boosted by Asian insurance demand

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... future." AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu said he was "proud to be a part of AIA's success in Australia. We continue to focus on retention of our key partnerships while we continue to grow, also we are pleased with the progress made with the AIA ...

ACE forced to pay $1m for poor Combined sales culture

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from ACE Insurance following an investigation into one of its divisions, Combined Insurance. Under the EU, ACE Insurance is required to appoint an independent expert to review Combined's compliance systems ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Actual total private new capital expenditures may have surprised on the upside, rising by 0.8% in the three months ended December 2015 when they were expected to drop by 3.0% but... they're still not a pretty set of numbers. Uglier still, according ...

Former BlackRock managing director joins IOOF

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
BlackRock's former managing director, head of wholesale advisory and iShares, Mark Oliver, has joined IOOF as general manager - distribution. The appointment follows the creation of a new wealth management division in December 2015 and the subsequent ...

Charter Hall reports $143m profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... property with secure cash flow to remain highly attractive to both institutional and retail investors. We will continue to focus on portfolio security by investing in assets with strong tenant covenants and long lease durations delivering sustainable ...

Perpetual Investments drives profit growth

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... dividend to shareholders. "We are operating in a volatile and challenging external environment and it has been critical to focus on what we can control - our client focus, prudent expense management and disciplined implementation of our investment pr ...