An MSCI global asset owners survey, covering more than $US 5.5 trillion in assets under management, shows Australian funds have substantially higher external management than other funds around the world, and more allocated to equities.
Partners Group: Who feels like chicken tonight?
Partners Group has become a creditor in the parent company of more than 620 franchises of fast food outlets Red Rooster, Oporto and Chicken Treat.
Industry top guns to be recognised
BlackRock Investment Management, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, PIMCO Australia, Schroder Investment Management Australia and Winton are in line to be named as the S&P Fund Manager of the Year for 2011.
QSuper signs $500m mandate with Partners Group
QSuper will invest up to $500 million in a global private equity program orchestrated by Swiss funds manager Partners Group, say people familiar with the matter.
APRA, associations in push for better super governance
Superannuation industry bodies have come out in support of a sweeping regulatory overhaul of the $1.3 trillion industry that will require funds to hold capital in reserve and to publish the remuneration of trustees and executives.
Warren Chant to funds: don’t treat investors with disrespect
Warren Chant, director of superannuation research company Chant West Ltd., says funds that disregard daily market movements and their impact on the peace of mind of their members are treating people with disrespect.
Warren Chant to funds: don’t treat investors with disrespect
Warren Chant, director of superannuation research company Chant West Ltd., says funds that disregard daily market movements and their impact on the peace of mind of their members are treating people with disrespect.
Zurich’s Matthew Drennan keeps faith with Asian stocks
U.S. Treasuries are not attractive investments, but companies that have exposure to the rapid growth in Asia are, says Matthew Drennan, executive general manager of investments at Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd.
IOOF says DKN acquisition will boost its financial advisers to 1000
IOOF Holdings Ltd. says the acquisition of DKN Financial Group Ltd. will bolster the number of its financial advisers by a third to about 1000 and will add $18 billion to its funds under management.
Asian policymakers unfazed by Europe’s debt woes
Policymakers in Asia are not panicking about chronic sovereign debt problems in the Euro-region and U.S., says Dilip Shahani, head of Asia-Pacific credit research in the Asia-Pacific.
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Views from the world’s end
Erik Metanomski is bearish. He believes investors are entering an even tougher market. It is possible that “massive panic” can spread globally as U.S., U.K. and European governments struggle under burdensome public debt, he says. Metanomski, the well-known Australian equities investor who founded MMC Asset Management, has teamed up with David Prescott to form deepvalue … Read more
