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Super assets soar with 17% annual growth rate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
Australian super assets have rocketed up 17% in annual growth rate in ten years to US$1.3 trillion, or the equivalent of 96% of Australia's GDP, according to the Towers Watson Global Pension Assets Study. Australia's solid result was attributed to its ...

Agile, flexible portfolios big winners for instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Investors will need to move quickly in 2012 as macroeconomic factors significantly impact investment outcomes, according to Mercer's outlook on the coming year. Portfolio flexibility and real-time governance models will be key to better results for ...

Energy Super board reduces in size, new members

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
Energy Super has appointed two new board members alongside the departure of four fund directors from the board, which sees it reduced from 12 to 10 members. Scott Wilson and Mark Williamson have joined the energy industry fund board, while outgoing ...

Super funds evolve towards direct property: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
Australian super funds and offshore pension investors are circling around direct real estate as they evolve towards creating their own portfolio, according to AMP's head property fund manager. Chris Judd, AMP's head of property funds management, said ...

Ventura reduces wholesale funds cost

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
Ventura Investment Management has reduced the price for its wholesale funds by up to 25%, following the reappointment of Russell Investments as the funds' investment manager. The move follows feedback from advisers who maintained clients had become ...

MGD Wealth appoints Select to LDI portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
Select Asset Management has been appointed investment manager of two newly created liability driven investment portfolios by high net worth wealth management and advisory business, MGD Wealth. The MGD Wealth Liability Driven Investing (LDI) portfolios ...

AXA IM to expand responsible investment focus

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... encourage Asian companies to embrace the spirit of good principles of corporate governance as their companies and economies evolve," said Christensen. AXA IM also announced that its six existing RI funds had been approved by Deloitte after engaging the ...

Sunsuper appoints State Street as custodian

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... demonstrated they are best placed to support Sunsuper as our requirements in relation to our investment portfolios grow and evolve." With the transition process now underway, the new arrangements should be in place by mid-2012.

Aberdeen focuses on evolving market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Stuart James, senior investment specialist at Aberdeen Asset Management, has been promoted to new role as deputy head of distribution with plans for a possible expansion of Aberdeen products to the retirement market. Already in the new role, James is ...

Advisers go mobile with Macquarie

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... part of a broader strategy to deliver solutions to advisers, which meet their changing needs as technology continues to evolve.