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NZ Super Fund sells private equity investments

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... fund and the move to sell them is consistent with our strategy to have fewer, deeper relationships with our investment managers. "It is also pleasing to be able to realise gains from a part of the fund's portfolio that has performed strongly in recent ...

OneVue launches international equities capability

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... Europe, the United States, Asia and New Zealand. Watershed Funds Management and Fat Prophets are the first investment managers to have signed up for the LUMINOUS international service. OneVue head of platform services, Lisa McCallum said: "We didn't ...

Australia, a tough nut to crack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
Australia's brutally competitive investment market is much harder for overseas investment managers to crack than many realise, notes a leading US investment management consultant. Cerulli Associates has just released a client briefing about the Australian ...

Alternative mandates eclipse equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... Mandate Chaser hints at this development, reporting mandate appointments from not-for-profit super funds and investment managers fell by more than 39% last year in comparison to 2014. It continues a downward trend year-on-year since 2011. There is also ...

Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... recently told the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) that there is plenty of dry powder among investment managers looking to invest in infrastructure. Yet one of the pitfalls in this environment is the impact of dry powder on asset pricing ...

Nikko handed Japanese fixed income mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... capabilities to provide customised solutions to Japanese investors. As one of Australia's most experienced insurance investment managers, our fixed income team also tailors its approach to address the specific investment and reporting requirements of ...

T. Rowe Price names Japan country head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... managing director. Prior to this, Honda spent two decades in senior management and sales roles at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Japan, Merrill Lynch Japan, and at Goldman Sachs in the US and in Japan. He began his career at Sanyo Securities Co. ...

VicSuper creates climate change committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... been working to address climate change and investment risks with the companies it invests in and the fund's investment managers. VicSuper has demonstrated support for government action on climate change by signing the Investor Statement on Climate Change ...

Extra features not always beneficial for super funds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... 28% of workplace funds let members choose from a range of term deposits, 24% let members choose their own investment managers and 23% offer life cycle investment choices. "And while one quarter of all funds have a Member Direct Investment option, only ...

IOOF WealthBuilder options get highest Lonsec ratings

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... interest as well as domestic and global equities, all managed by a range of active and index-based professional investment managers." "There are 16 new investment options to select from with a range of profiles to meet investor risk appetite, including ...