A Roman Catholic superannuation fund is expanding with the appointment of a national business development manager.
Funds manager dawns with three familiar firms
Aurora Funds Management, a third-party marketing firm, has linked with two funds managers to form a boutique diversified company which aims to list next month.
Mercer private equity veteran departs
A long-time Mercer Investment Consulting expert in private equity is departing on July 2, into semi-retirement at his Dee Why home.
Soft commodities get seed funding
A major bank has seeded a global “soft commodity” equities-only fund in the belief that growing population pressures will boost the popularity of this asset class in the next five years. AMP Capital places $150m into emerging markets
AMP Capital Investors, through its Future Directions multi-manager product, has placed $150 million in a 4Factor Emerging Markets (EM) equity mandate with Investec Asset Management.
Wilshire investors seeking ‘Continuity’, look no further
Six of the biggest names in Australian unlisted investments, including three recently-departed executives from Wilshire Associates’ private markets division, have combined in the formation of Continuity Capital Partners, the June edition of Investment Magazine has revealed.
Two QLD industry funds fuse into one
The $2.5 billion ESI Super will merge with another Queensland industry fund by early 2011.
Wilshire investors seeking 'Continuity', look no further
Six of the biggest names in Australian unlisted investments, including three recently-departed executives from Wilshire Associates’ private markets division, have combined in the formation of Continuity Capital Partners, the June edition of Investment Magazine has revealed.
Super funds must lobby for preventive mental health
Group insurers are paying out up to $200 million a year for mental illness claims and much of this could be prevented through early intervention and treatment. Some experts estimate the on-costs and opportunity-costs reach $30 billion. This gathering of government, mental health experts, counselling services, super funds and group insurer CommInsure discusses funds’ successes and failures in early detection and prevention. Government participation is crucial, but it must be integrated, well-funded and aimed at prevention rather than high-cost emergency, hospital-based care
