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Climate change an imminent threat to returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... climate change at every stage of the investment process, from investment beliefs, policy and process to portfolio construction decisions." Mercer says it has already advised a number of clients, who it refers to as 'first movers', with the updated model ...

Future Fund hires from WTW

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... senior investment consultant with Willis Tower Watsons since 2016 where she advised institutional clients in portfolio construction, strategic asset allocation, organizational design and governance. Prior to this, she was at NZ Super for seven years ...

Zurich Investments shuts down fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... role, reporting to Zurich Australia chief executive Tim Bailey. The former IOOF head of global research and portfolio construction was tasked with overseeing the investments within its Life and Investments business. Part of Drennan's job was to undertake ...

SG Hiscock, DMP Asset Management to merge

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... take care of tailored portfolio services, focusing on providing funds management, asset allocation and portfolio construction solutions to wholesale clients. DMPAM chief executive Angus Graham said the merger made sense for the clients of both firms ...

HESTA appoints new director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... Ismail who was appointed to the HESTA Board in March." Borowick began his career as an electrician in the building and construction industry, before becoming a union officer and rising to the role of assistant secretary.

IFM Investors acquires super fund-owned port

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, MTAA Super, AustralianSuper and Statewide Super. The consortium oversaw the construction of the port in 2005, its greenfield development and growth since. The port doubled its capacity in 2016 with the completion ...

Cbus director wins trustee award

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... AIST's 2019 Trustee of the Year Award. Noonan has been a director since November 2006 and began his career in the construction industry as a labourer and managed union sites in Melbourne. He is currently national secretary of the CFMEU for the construction ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... The HIA Economics Group published a report revealing that, "The total multiplier for output and employment in the construction industry is estimated by the ABS to be 2.866. So, for every $1 million increase in construction output, there is an increase ...

WTW Australia asset consulting lead joins super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... overall responsibility for investment governance, investment strategy and monitoring, asset allocation and portfolio construction. He replaces Ben Palmer who served in the role for nine years before being appointed as chief executive of the fund in July ...

Why this HNW adviser avoids hedge funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... private assets, where a tight group of 30 to 50 investors go in together to provide finance for an office building, construction project or retail assets. "Pure private equity can be very hard to access, with some funds having minimums of $5 million ...