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Cbus partners QIC for options program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... members as they near or enter retirement." Commenting on the partnership with QIC, Cbus executive manager, investment strategy Kristian Fok said, "We view this as the beginning of a broader relationship with QIC, reflecting our shared investment values ...

Hostplus appoints investment strategy head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Hostplus has appointed a head of investment strategy. Reporting to chief investment officer Sam Sicilia, Greg Clerk joins Hostplus from JANA, where he was a senior consultant (and worked extensively with Hostplus). During his time there, Clerk held ...

Tail risk hedging works for industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... funded every step of the way - not just when they are due to be paid." Wyrsch said the fund's customised DB investment strategy includes derivative instruments to reduce exposure to equities to assist performance in market downturns. "Our careful investment ...

Cbus hires infrastructure manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
Cbus has hired a new infrastructure manager to its investment strategy team from KPMG. Diana Callebaut joined the $32 billion construction industry super fund's investment strategy team in the newly created role of manager, infrastructure on February ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... Merlicek led a discussion on investing with and in technology. They were joined by UBS Wealth Management head of investment strategy David Sokulsky, Martin Currie Australia senior research analyst for the financials sector Matthew Davison and Lighthouse ...

Australian pension market still global leader

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... important factor. The report also debunks the myth that Australia's pension assets have a very aggressive investment strategy - which critics say makes it overly vulnerable to market corrections - as Australia's 17% weighting to cash is far and away ...

Folkestone A-REIT fund added to BT Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... both the short and long term, delivering significant outperformance. "We are pleased we can take our unique investment strategy to a broader audience through BT Wrap," Folkestone Maxim Asset Management managing director Winston Sammut said. "A-REITs ...

HNWIs foresee bullish 2016

ALEX BURKE  |  SATURDAY, 20 FEB 2016
... choices to boost their portfolios for the longer-term." Green explained this by noting that it is a "sound investment strategy" to put cash into equities "whilst prices are relatively low." "Capitalising like this on the attractive long-term performance ...

Behavioural coaching is the best route to 'adviser alpha'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... investors leave so much of the possible return available in markets on the table, according to Vanguard head of investment strategy group Asia Pacific, Jeff Johnson. Addressing an audience of financial planning and accounting professionals at the SMSF ...

Topdocs adds Commonwealth Bank integration

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... online application, available in Topdocs' online portal, advisers can also set up a corporate trustee and investment strategy for the fund and have the ABN application with the Australian Business Register automatically populated. Topdocs director Michael ...