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Professional investment association rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... its exclusive Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) certification - an international, technical portfolio construction program designed for investment and wealth management practitioners, IMCA Australia chair Brett Elvish said. "The new name ...

Industry super fund hires change expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... billion industry superannuation fund appointed a change management expert to its leadership team. Michelle Murray joins construction and building industry super fund Cbus as group executive of enterprise transformation. Murray was most recently executive ...

Alternative investment manager opens Sydney office

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... can seem like formidably challenging scientific topics," Shepherd said. "The research side of our business and the construction of strategies - we do that almost entirely from our Paris office. The reason for that is it's a very collaborative part of ...

Managed accounts add brilliant value for dealer group

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... commonly used with sophisticated clients with an SMSF or have more than $500,000 to invest. The group runs a portfolio construction tool that allows advisers to build individual portfolios for clients based on their goals, risk profile and liquidity ...

BT appoints CIO and grows investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... into retirement," Shuttleworth said. He followed that Collocott's understanding of the capital markets, portfolio construction and investment managers enables BT to seek every opportunity to boost returns and affords the flexibility to adapt to evolving ...

Revisiting the active versus passive cage fight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... ongoing "cage fight" between active and index managers has a tendency to overshadow some essential tenets of portfolio construction, according to Vanguard investment specialist Mary McLaughlin. McLaughlin spoke at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Intervention from trustees can address unpaid super: IFS

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... likely the debt will be paid with a simple phone call." According to ATO data, small-to-medium businesses in the construction, retail, food services and accommodation sectors are the worst offenders of unpaid super. IFS welcomed government changes that ...

JPMAM wins global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... and ESG integration requirements." "Both investment teams worked closely to ensure expectations from a portfolio construction perspective, right through to the risk and control framework matched," Alcorn said. JPMAM's Global REI strategy carries a similar ...

Modern Silk Road presents investment jewel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... century." A 21st century replication of the famed Silk Road, the China-led Belt and Road Initiative will involve the construction of ports, warehouses, and connections to overland transport in strategic locations, and the construction and upgrading of ...

BlackRock takes majority stake in Australian solar farm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... Edify Energy, the solar energy company that developed the project, will retain a 10% equity interest and provide construction and ongoing management services. Long-term debt finance for the project, comprising about $90 million, will be provided by the ...