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Zurich makes senior hire from NAB

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... national sales manager of investments Linda Tangherlin said: "Zurich's global strength means we can partner with fund managers that are among the best in their field, enabling us to offer a unique stable of funds, each with their own intelligent investment ...

Tobacco and super funds must split

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... organisations globally and having discussions with a large number of other local super funds, banks, insurers and fund managers. Altius Asset Management is among the supporters, having established the Altius Sustainable Bond Fund in November 2014. The ...

Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... innovators, filter innovators, and then fund innovators," he said. Hostplus currently invests through a number of fund managers, including Brandon Capital Partners which invests solely in life sciences ventures and also counts Australian Super, HESTA ...

Australia is the APAC hedge fund capital: Preqin

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... Preqin Insight: Alternative Assets in Australia report found that there are now 107 active Australia-based hedge fund managers, and that they achieved a 9.53% outperformance in 2015 - far ahead of the -0.73% achieved by the S&P 500 during the same period. ...

Zurich fund receives first rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... investment track record and competitive advantage. "Zurich's global strength and experience means we can partner with fund managers that are among the best in their field, creating a broad stable of highly specialised investments funds. WellsCap adds ...

Aussie government bond flaunts confidence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... investors with an appetite for very long dated maturities, for example, pension funds, life insurance companies and fund managers." He added another positive outcome from extending the yield curve is that it provides a benchmark for longer-dated bond ...

Private capital industry growing at record speed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... and make it profitable again. "Unlike many other asset classes, PE involves an active 'hands-on' approach from PE fund managers. From the due diligence and investment phase, to the active management of the portfolio companies that have been invested ...

Super and innovation: a glass half full

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... a great model where all the decisions on which projects to be funded will be made by private sector life science fund managers, not bureaucrats or politicians," he said. "The funding gap is there, the platform of medical research excellence is there ...

Majority of active managers underperforming: S&P

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
The majority of active Australian fund managers underperformed their relevant indices in FY16, according to the Mid-Year 2016 S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Australia Scorecard. The research, issued bi-annually, tracks about 1000 ...

Bennelong appoints new product manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... matters, including overseeing the development, launch and maintenance of Bennelong offerings across its boutique fund managers. Galli has more than 17 years' experience in investment management, most recently in the role of product manager, corporate ...