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IFM appoints global head of marketing

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
Industry Funds Management has appointed former Ernst & Young executive Wade Smith to the role of global head of marketing. Based in Melbourne, Smith will take responsibility for designing and executing IFM's global marketing strategy, product development ...

15 Aus super funds in Top 300

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... significantly changed over this period." According to the research, the US remains the country with the largest share of pension fund assets amongst the Top 300 accounting for over 34%, although this has declined steadily over the last decade. Japan ...

Cash in on overseas asset offload

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
Australian pension funds are ahead of the curve with their allocations to real assets, but could further exploit opportunities overseas. Australian super funds currently invest an average 17% of their total portfolio in real assets, although in reality ...

Outsourcing helps UK trustees better manage funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
UK pension fund trustees increasingly want to outsource day to day management of their fund's functions to a third-party manager, according to a poll by Russell. "With trustees under increased time-pressure there is a need for increased delegation ...

ESG sheds light on Sov debt crisis: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
Environmental, social and governance research has a role to play as Europe's sovereign debt crisis blurs the lines between the definitions of developed and developing nations, according to a global responsible investment expert. A lot of the countries ...

Alternatives beyond reach for in-house

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Pension funds bringing research in house might need more staff than they think to internally manage alternative investments with any success. "One of the issues with alternatives is that the burden of due diligence is very high. At my last job we had ...

Canadian pension fund to buy UK soccer centres

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... Capital (TPC). The all-cash offer has been unanimously recommended to shareholders by the board, according to the pension fund, which said the deal requires the backing of investors holding at least 75% of the company's shares. The fund has a history ...

Chinese pension fund awards global mandates

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
China's national pension fund has released a list of 12 global investment managers awarded mandates in July to help manage the 869bn yuan ($A132bn) fund. China's National Social Security Fund (NSSF) announced the appointments yesterday, which included ...

Buy-right and equity managers will deliver income

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
A growing proportion of superannuation assets being owned by retirees is re-orienting investment product design towards producing income, but delivering this in a sideways yet volatile capital market requires investment managers to change their approach. ...

FSC focuses FATCA talk on govt agreement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
Financial Services Council chief John Brogden is back in Washington DC arguing for a country specific exemption for Australian super funds to avoid compliance burdens associated with the contentious FATCA regime. Under draft Foreign Account Tax Compliance ...