VicSuper and Australian Ethical Superannuation (AES) have both implemented a new FTSE after-tax benchmark for their Australian equity portfolios, which collectively amount to more than $2.4 billion of assets under management. The move signals a greater push among super funds to report after tax to investors, with a focus on the return after tax and … Read more
The critical political, social and economic circumstances in Europe are top of mind for many investors. Last month Conexus Financial, publisher of Investment Magazine, hosted a group of Australia’s leading investors to discuss the opportunities in European distressed debt. Investors were joined by guest Sir David Cooksey, former board member of the Bank of England, … Read more
Australia likes to boast about its well regulated financial and banking system, but out there in the shadows of the industry some strange things have happened. Firstly, the spotlight was on the so called “shadow brokers” – around 650 of them who trade the ASX and Chi-X markets through intermediaries and thereby avoid regulation from … Read more
It’s not “rocket science,” says Anne Ward, but QANTAS Super has a set of six guiding principles that it believes is guiding good governance and improving fund performance. The QANTAS Super mission statement, said Ward, is to be a “fund of choice” for QANTAS employees and their families, and while, as corporate fund, it may … Read more
With a scarcity of good local assets, property investors are increasingly looking at the UK and Northern Europe Australian property investors continue to be encouraged by valuations in the global market, with AMP Capital announcing its first US acquisition since the global financial crisis. The AMP Capital Global Direct Property Fund, which counts man key … Read more
Lunch is back! My desperation at having to buy or bring my own has given way to pure joy at the standard of hospitality extended my way in the last week. There I was, at a new tapas bar in the city – the one where the hiring policy for the wait staff would not … Read more
Leading equity manager says the market is leaving tail risk behind The Australian equities market was in a “sweet spot for risk assets” in 2013 as tail risk receded and monetary policy provided a “positive backdrop,” according to a leading fund manager from Tyndall Investment Management. Tyndall’s head of Australian equities, Bob Van Munster, addressed … Read more
Leading equity manager says the market is leaving tail risk behind The Australian equities market was in a “sweet spot for risk assets” in 2013 as tail risk receded and monetary policy provided a “positive backdrop,” according to a leading fund manager from Tyndall Investment Management. Tyndall’s head of Australian equities, Bob Van Munster, addressed … Read more
Airports are firmly on the agenda for institutional investors, with Industry Funds Management moving into UK assets and a battle brewing in Australia over Melbourne and Perth Airports. IFM this week announced it would take a 35.5-per-cent stake in Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which has just succeeded in acquiring London Stansted Airport for £1.5 billion. … Read more
Airports are firmly on the agenda for institutional investors, with Industry Funds Management moving into UK assets and a battle brewing in Australia over Melbourne and Perth Airports. IFM this week announced it would take a 35.5-per-cent stake in Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which has just succeeded in acquiring London Stansted Airport for £1.5 billion. … Read more
National Australia Bank’s Asset Servicing business has added another $300 million to its assets under custody after winning a contract with Adelaide-based fund manager, Investment Science Asset Management. The mandate win comes after a competitive tender process from Investment Science, undertaken by consultants Foxrock, and is the NAB’s second mandate from a mid-ranking fund manager … Read more
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