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Costello named Future Fund chair

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... also previously served as a director of the Export Finance Insurance Corporation, a member of the Higher Education Endowment Fund and served as a member of the Payment Systems Board of the RBA. Both men have been appointed to their positions for a period ...

ANU fund adopts ethical investment guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... investments that involve substantial social injury," he said. The ANU investment fund, as distinct to the university's endowment fund, was established in 1968 and is primarily responsible for managing the university's commonwealth superannuation scheme ...

Tyndall launches fund for low-tax rate instos

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
Tyndall AM has made its Australian Share Concentrated strategy available to zero or low tax rate institutions such as charities, endowment funds and super funds, with the launch of a new fund. The new Tyndall Australian Share Concentrated Income fund ...

No scale effect in US endowment returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
A 2012 study into US endowment fund returns revealed that investment scale is not a strong factor for determining investment outcomes. The 2012 National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and Commonfund Institute's Study ...

Zenith rates US-based fund as 'highly recommended'

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Zenith has rated the Spire USA ROC II Fund AUD (SRF) from US based investment manager Bridge Investment Group Partners (BIGP) as 'highly recommended.' The fund offers access to US-based a private equity real estate fund through a parallel partnership. ...

Regulation compounds hedge fund woes

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
The overwhelming majority of investors believe increased regulation for hedge funds don't protect investor interests and won't prevent the next financial crisis, according to an annual survey by Ernst & Young. The 2012 survey, Finding Common Ground ...

SMSFs need better access to alternatives: BlueSky

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... shows a 1.1% allocation to the broad 'alternatives' bucket, which contrasts with the strong-performing Harvard Endowment Fund, which has 42% and the Future Fund with 30%. "Over the same time period, Australian super has returned 5.2% per annum, compared ...

AMP Capital Infra fund closed

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
AMP Capital's Infrastructure Debt Fund has completed its final close, after it launched in 2010. AMP said that the fund, which invests in subordinated infrastructure debt, has attracted a,-400 million from 30 global institutional investors, including ...

North American Endowments bullish on PE

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Endowment funds in the US have increased their allocations to private equity by 50% over the past five years, according to a report from alternatives investments researcher Preqin. Endowments are the fourth largest institutional grouping in the US. ...

Harvard defies critics with 21% return

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
Harvard Management Company, the entity that manages Harvard Endowment Fund's assets, has again defied its critics and posted a stunning 21.4% return for the 12 months to end June 2011, bringing their 20-year average annual return to almost 13%. The ...