When Heath Behncke was at the Australian Institute of Sport’s water-polo program, he learned about hard work and tough decisions. Behncke hoped to make it to the Olympics as a member of the Australian water polo team. But the Tamworth native thought he was outside the 13-man group that would be picked for the Olympics … Read more
Cyre Trilogy Group says it does not like fights. The Sydney-based property-investment group says its effort to secure shareholder approval to replace APGF Management and become the entity responsible for four Austgrowth property-unit trusts is because shareholders have demanded it. A year ago Trilogy won control of six Austgrowth property funds, valued at about $45 … Read more
Australians earning high incomes, who have large balances in collective superannuation funds, will have less confidence in the system following tax changes in the federal budget even in the context of recent laws boosting workers’ mandated rate of savings, according to Tria Investment Partners. Superannuation’s viability has declined on a “slippery slope” under federal Labor … Read more
Outdated proxy voting systems mean that shareholder votes cast by superannuation funds on matters including executive pay and corporate strategy are at risk of being lost, say corporate-governance experts. Without system reform, proxy-voting errors from superannuation funds representing more than $1.3 trillion in working Australians’ capital are inevitable, says Dean Paatsch, director of Melbourne-based governance … Read more
Some infrastructure fund managers promised private-equity-like returns to investors in the frothy days before the financial crisis. But their failure has not deterred pension funds in North America, Europe and Australia from buying infrastructure stakes in the days since. These investors share a renewed focus on capturing stable income from the assets and communicate this … Read more
The most successful Australian asset managers are those who manage their cost-to-income ratios at 55 per cent or less, according to a survey by consultants Investit. Australian asset managers are among some of the best run fund-management businesses in the world and for a short-time may enjoy not having to take into account new regulations … Read more
When Jonathan “Jonty” Pain was growing up in apartheid South Africa, he shocked his father by leaving the nation’s most prestigious all-white male boarding school, Hilton. Pain wanted to go to the multi-ethnic school, Waterford in Swaziland. But the school was dismissed by his father as a hangout for “drug addicts and hippies”. Against his … Read more
Brian Bissaker, Colonial First State’s chief executive, has been “made redundant” after a decade of service at the $59-billion asset manager. “I have decided to separate the advice and Colonial First State businesses, and have both of these leadership roles report directly to me,” says Annabel Spring, group executive of wealth management at Colonial’s parent … Read more
Victorian Funds Management Corporation, the fund for the state’s public authorities, increased its funds under management by $1.8 billion to $36.8 billion in the three months to March 31 after its stock, infrastructure and bond investments all performed well. The Melbourne-based fund said in a statement that half its assets are invested in shares in … Read more
Australia’s budget was a disappointment for asset managers, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC). The government disagrees, saying its policies have improved fairness, sustainability and efficiency in superannuation. Asset managers, like many who run companies, expected a tax cut in the budget, says Martin Codina, director of policy at the FSC. The lack of … Read more
Franklin Templeton Investments Australia Ltd. has hired Joe Marassa as head of marketing. Marassa joined the company last month and is working from Templeton’s Sydney office. He previously worked at Colonial First State and ING Investment Management where he was head of marketing. “This appointment is another important step in our broader plans to expand … Read more
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