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FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
As the SMSF rush slows down, Laura Millan asks whether individual funds will withstand harsher market conditions and reviews member direct investment options. It is a known fact that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) outperformed funds regulated by the ...

Ironbark teams up with UK global equities manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
Ironbark Asset Management has partnered with a London-based fund manager to bring a new global equity fund to the Australian market. Waverton Investment Management is a discretionary investment management house dedicated to creating high quality investment ...

Maple-Brown Abbott global infra fund added to platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
The Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure (GLI) fund is now available for investment through Asgard, BT Wrap, Macquarie Wrap and Netwealth. The news comes shortly after the fund was awarded a 'Recommended' by Zenith Partners, a '4 Star Superior' ...

PROFILE: SSGA head of Investment Solutions Group Mark Wills

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
Mark Wills once managed to play rugby, go to university, have a job and meet his future wife within a single year. But after managing to juggle so many activities during the early years of his career, today State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) head of ...

Hedge funds bare all to seduce instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Investors' search for yield in the current low rate, low-return perfect storm has boosted hedge fund inflows. Funds under management for the sector were up 21.7% for the two years to December 2014, according to Rainmaker Data. But a great idea, an obscure ...

TIAA-CREF opens Sydney office, appoints manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
TIAA-CREF is expanding its APAC distribution capabilities by opening an office in Sydney. This follows the US$866 billion asset manager opening a London office in September 2014 to improve UK/Europe investor relationships. The Sydney office will be ...

Certitude Global Investments bought by Ironbark

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Ironbark Asset Management has agreed to acquire Certitude Global Investments from its holding company, HFA Holdings with the acquisition expected to be completed on 30 April 2015. Ironbark will acquire 100% of the issued capital from HFA. The deal expands ...

Sunsuper expands investment team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
Industry superannuation fund Sunsuper has expanded its investment team with two appointments in asset allocation strategy and listed equities. Former NAB FX strategist Alastair Sloan will take on the role of dynamic asset allocation manager and will ...

FICAP's "Who Wants to be a RockStar" sells out

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
The annual FICAP "Who Wants to be a RockStar" event has sold out with record support led by platinum sponsors ANZ, Challenger, Colonial First State and Perpetual. The event to be held at the Beresford Hotel in Sydney on Thursday 20 March sees members ...

Investors risk being left behind by renewable energy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
Investors globally are underestimating the risk of being left behind by climate change, renewable energy and other environmental trends, according to Nanuk Asset Management director Paul Chadwick. Nanuk manages a long/short thematic global equity fund ...