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US pension fund pulls gun investments

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
California State Teachers Association Retirement System (Calstrs), a $154 billion US pension fund, looks set to pull its investments in gun manufacturers in light of the recent mass shooting at Sandy Hook. California Treasurer and board member Bill ...

Structural shifts reposition EMs as less risky investments

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
Emerging markets are entering a new phase characterised by greater structural stability and lower volatility, according to US based asset manager, Neuberger Berman. Alan Dorsey, head of investment strategy at the US-based asset manager, says that greater ...

IFM awarded inaugural Aust Small Caps mandate

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2012
Investor-owned global fund manager, Industry Funds Management (IFM) today announced that HOSTPLUS has awarded the firm its inaugural Australian Small Caps mandate. The A$50 million mandate, which is expected to grow over time, will be managed by IFM's ...

Pension funds reckless on climate risk: Hewson

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... report authored by global law firm Baker & McKenzie which said this gap between understanding and action could leave pension fund trustees open to legal action over investment losses caused by climate change. The $6.5 billion Local Government Super fund ...

Insto's ignoring climate change

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
Climate Change is an issue that has never been raised at board level in some of Australia's largest financial institutions, said a prominent economist. Just like during the global financial crisis, when sub-prime risk left many reeling, the investment ...

China: economy rising, market sinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
They're still debating the cliff over yonder on Wall Street. And the headlines remain full of it - deal is close... no, it's not. And so it will be until the midnight hour when both sides of the US political divide shake hands, agree to kick the problem ...

In-house investment management risky

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
While developing an internal investment team sounds like an easy way to save fees, it's a complex governance switch that funds must understand and carefully plan. "When you bring investments in-house you turn manager 'agency risk' into a HR (human resource) ...

CheckRisk LLP announces new CEO

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... management in investment strategies and events since mid-2008 have only reinforced this concern," said Carroll a former pension fund and funds management expert. "CheckRisk recognises the importance of Australia and the Asian region for its client development ...

Citi appoints Sherry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... its securities and fund services division. Based in Australia, Sherry will have a regional role supporting Citi's pension fund clients in Asia Pacific. Stephen Roberts, chief country officer for Citi in Australia, said: "Sherry joins a team with local ...

Fund flows up after tax changes

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
Overseas fund flows into Australia have increased since the government changed tax laws in 2010, a study has shown. The two year study was commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and The Trust Company to find out if there had been an increase ...