Consultants
Future Fund’s Raphael Arndt: Portfolio of the future
Raphael Arndt sees a time on the not-too-distant horizon when the assumptions that have shaped investment strategy will no longer hold true.
Alice UribeJanuary 7, 2019
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Total-portfolio works best when it’s the real thing
Total-portfolio strategies can provide a more clear view of how assets interact within a fund – provided managers adhere to mandates .
Rachel AlembakisJanuary 2, 2019
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Don’t risk your reputation, check your portfolio
In this Q&A, First State Super head of corporate affairs Michael Baldwin has guidance for those looking to spread their fund's good name.
Alice UribeSeptember 6, 2018
Consultants
Portfolio managers pressed as diversifiers move in step
Optimisation models are looking underwhelming as equities and typically uncorrelated assets keep rising together, Cambridge Associates says.
Meredith BoothAugust 28, 2018
Consultants
JANA consultants in management buyout
NAB has inked a deal to sell a controlling, 55 per cent stake in its asset consulting business, JANA, to 25 senior managers.
Sally RoseJuly 20, 2017
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AustralianSuper hires external impact investment consultant
The largest super fund in the country is beginning to explore if and how impact investments could fit into its portfolio.
Dan PurvesMarch 31, 2017
Consultants
Insights from MassPRIM’s portfolio realignment
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management’s senior investment officer talks about the effects of its major recalibration of of its hedge fund program in recent years.
Keith BarrettSeptember 20, 2016
Consultants
Government biggest disruptor to superannuation, not technology: Jana
The biggest disruption to superannuation and its associated industries comes not from innovative technology companies, but from the government, according to JANA. Speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) annual conference, John Coombe, executive director of JANA, said it doesn’t matter how it is looked at, the superannuation industry only exists because it was […]
David Rowley and Dan PurvesNovember 12, 2015
Consultants
WA Super appoints Towers Watson as asset consultant
WA Super has appointed Towers Watson as asset consultant of its $2 billion investment portfolio for a three year initial term. The Perth based fund said Towers Watson was selected because of its breadth and depth of global research, the strength of its investment beliefs and investment strategy formulation process, as well as its innovation […]
Staff WriterOctober 19, 2015
Consultants
The big four investment consultants
There is a popular narrative that runs “investment consultants are struggling to retain their place and importance as super funds increase internal teams and become more self -reliant”. To make things worse leading funds have been successful in poaching their favourite consultants to work in-house, e.g. Jonathan Stanford leaving JANA to work for HOSTPLUS, Kristian […]
David RowleyJuly 24, 2015
