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MTAA Super hires former Vic premier

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... to Brumby due, in part, to his extensive history in the infrastructure sector, a key part of MTAA Super's investment portfolio. "John's long-standing commitment to industry funds and his knowledge of the infrastructure, finance, and energy sectors ensures ...

SMSFs increase reliance on ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
SMSFs are expected to continue raising their allocation into exchange traded funds (ETFs) as a way to ensure low-cost, long-term returns. Almost 50 per cent of financial advisers are now using or evaluating ETFs within their investment portfolios, research ...

Rise of 'climate sensitive' asset allocation: Mercer

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... change by investing in so called 'climate sensitive assets'. Climate change could account for 10 per cent of investment portfolio risk over the next 20 years, according to a report led by Mercer. Super funds should therefore look at investment more in ...

Premium China expands fixed interest portfolio

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... "Fixed interest in China is something that no one else has really thought about. We are trying to invest an investment portfolio of converted bonds and high yield notes from the region." The fund is slowly but steadily gaining financial adviser interest. ...

Sunsuper adds another property mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... its national growth strategy. The super fund said the property purchase would add diversification to its investment portfolio. "This addition to our growing property portfolio in the Melbourne office market offers excellent prospects for returns for ...

Statewide cuts staff, boost sales

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... Statewide's existing investment strategy. Over the next 12 months, Statewide Super will evaluate its entire investment portfolio, starting with Australian equities, global equities and fixed income. It will also continue to reduce its overall alternative ...

LGsuper and City Super set merger date

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
The boards of LGsuper and City Super have given the green light for both funds to merge next year to create a $5 billion-plus fund with over 90,000 members. The merge will be completed by 30 June next year with an immediate focus on short-term efficiencies ...

Prime Super restructures equities portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... managers," said Baird. Meanwhile, Baird flagged the fund's intentions to add more alternative investments to its investment portfolio. The fund will seek infrastructure, property, and credit opportunities next year. "We spent 2010 going back and looking ...

Better than a Thanksgiving turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
"It's always darkest before dawn." This axiom came to mind as I watched Wall Street recouped its previous day's losses. Everything that could go wrong appeared to have gone wrong yesterday. There was shelling in the Korea's. Ireland's acceptance of ...

CalPERS deploys US$500m into ESG, OTPP buys Chunnel link

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... working to improve the environment and mitigate the adverse impact of climate change in its new environmental investment portfolio. The fund has already committed over US$2.1 billion to similar initiatives since '06. Meanwhile OTPP and Borealis - the ...