Non-agency US mortgage securities might scream ‘risk’ to some, but for TCW Asset Management, they are the most compelling opportunity in the bond universe today.
Alternatives up, cash down at Future Fund
The weighting to alternatives are up and cash is way down in the portfolio update published yesterday by the Future Fund.
BTIM goes global for new macro hire
BT Investment Management (BTIM) has recruited from a US hedge fund as it builds an equity long/short model in its global macro program.
Sunsuper gets set in infrastructure debt
The $16 billion Sunsuper is making good on its preference for infrastructure debt over equity, awarding $100 million to a Melbourne-based boutique specialist in the asset class, and meanwhile will add an actuary to its ranks who will be responsible for strategy and risk management.
MLC to accommodate Gosling as CIO hired from London
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ARIA out to tender as BNP Paribas SS enjoys winning streak
The master custody contract for the giant ARIA public sector scheme has gone out to tender, at a time when BNP Paribas Securities Services has won a new funds manager client and perhaps two fiduciary funds on the trot.
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Next Upcoming Roundtable: AIA – It’s All About Claims
AIA – It’s All About Claims roundtableThe processing of an insurance claim is one of the most intimate exchanges that a super fund can have with a member. It’s important that a fund gets it right. This roundtable will discuss ideas for personalizing and streamlining the claims process, to make it as pain-free for a … Read more
Next Upcoming Roundtable: AIA – It's All About Claims
AIA – It’s All About Claims roundtableThe processing of an insurance claim is one of the most intimate exchanges that a super fund can have with a member. It’s important that a fund gets it right. This roundtable will discuss ideas for personalizing and streamlining the claims process, to make it as pain-free for a … Read more
Mulitmanager forefather chairs State Super Financial Services
The well-known new chair of the $8 billion State Super Financial Services (SSFS) will oversee an investment process which has become more enmeshed with that of the State Super NSW investment team, since the public sector fund bought out ARIA’s stake in the dealer group late last year.
Elephants to loom large at responsible investment conference
Elephants in the room will figure large in the two-day 7th international responsible investment conference which begins today at Sydney’s Dockside venue in Darling Harbour.
Global share managers on shaky ground at NZ quake fund
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission (EQC) may sell down most of its NZ$1.7 billion international shares portfolio in order to meet the ballooning claim costs from the recent disaster in Christchurch.
