Dr. Don Russell, the former senior adviser to Paul Keating and the chair of the giant NSW State Super defined benefit fund, will add the investment committee chairmanship of another not-for-profit super fund to his name.
Access clients pile into active equities
As Access Capital Advisers continues to diversify potential sources of return in its client’s portfolios, the likes of AQR’s Global Enhanced Equity Fund are reaping big benefits.
Alpha pursuit dragging funds down
Australia’s superannuation system would improve if it looked to overseas public-private DC models, according to a world authority on pension plans.
Good start but funds still in recovery mode: Chant West
While the financial year got off to a good start for super fund returns, the three-year numbers are still negative and growth fund options need a further 13 per cent gain to get back to pre-financial crisis levels, according to the latest Chant West survey.
Series gets serious in hunt for offshore clients
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‘Small company type guy’ Paatsch departs ISS
The face of corporate governance advice to many of Australia’s largest institutional investors, Dean Paatsch, has departed the consultancy he co-founded six years ago.
AllianceBernstein close to filling Garratt vacancy
AllianceBernstein is close to appointing a replacement for head of intermediary relationships, the role performed by Bruce Garratt until he was promoted to a role in the US earlier this year, and a Kiwi-born economist is said to have been chosen.
QIC poaches UBS GAM bond talent
Queensland Investment Corporation’s Global Fixed Interest boutique has secured the services of UBS Global Asset Management’s regional head of credit research.
'Small company type guy' Paatsch departs ISS
The face of corporate governance advice to many of Australia’s largest institutional investors, Dean Paatsch, has departed the consultancy he co-founded six years ago.
Morry’s merry band grows larger
Morry Waked has attracted another senior former colleague to his Australian equities quant boutique, but this one is via the Sydney office of a global funds manager other than BlackRock.
FSC conference diners leave big charitable tip
Proving that the financial services industry indeed has a heart, delegates kicked in more than $240,000 for charity at last Thursday’s Financial Services Council (FSC) Industry Excellence Awards Dinner.
Ad splurge assures good election for media stocks
A Labor victory would be good for banks, an Abbott Government would see mid-cap resource stocks spike, but the Federal Election itself is great news for the media sector, according to UBS Wealth Management’s review of the triennial Democracy Derby.
