Industry Funds Management wins $100 million mandate from Hostplus

Industry Funds Management, the fund manager owned by 32 Australian superannuation funds, says it has won a $100 million contract from Hostplus, the superannuation fund for the Australian Hotels Association.

Hostplus had given IFM $30 million two years ago to invest in Australian stocks. After monitoring the investment decisions by Clyde Haldane Hostplus decided to give IFM more money.

IFM manages about $29 billion for Australian and international investors. It invests in stocks, private equity, infrastructure and debt.

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‘It’s crazy’: More gold than bonds in super portfolios as funds rethink defensive plays

The shifting global economic landscape and its impact on currency markets are forcing asset owners to re-think the defensive portion of portfolios as traditional hedging techniques become less effective and new ones emerge. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that for one fund that’s led to gold overtaking government bond allocations.

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