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Investment big guns talk about trust

Roger UrwinRoger Urwin, global head of investment content at Towers Watson, and Mark Lazberger, chief executive of Colonial First State Global Asset Management, will be addressing the issues surrounding trust, from both an investment and a member perspective, at the Fund Executives Association Ltd (FEAL) forum this month.

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New hedge fund mandates from Future Fund

The Future Fund has underscored the re-emergence of hedge funds, after two difficult years, with the new appointment of several international managers employing sophisticated investment strategies.

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Harper calls for new inquiry into financial system

Professor Ian Harper, one of Australia’s most respected economists, will tell this month’s 13th Annual Investment Administration Conference that he would like to see another inquiry into the financial system, given the repercussions of the global financial crisis.

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MTAA Super could rescue stricken MTAA

The executive director of the Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA Ltd), Michael Delaney, has admitted the body cannot continue in its current form following the resignation of the NSW Motor Traders Association in December, and has proposed it be rescued by the $6 billion MTAA Super, the buyer of MTAA Ltd’s secretarial services for which Delaney also acts as principal executive officer and fund secretary.

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LGSS completes Chifley divestments, buys small-caps offshore

Peter-Lambert_smallThe $5 billion NSW Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) has cut all investment ties with Chifley Financial Services, the services provider it part-owns, after allocating a redeemed $50 million international small-caps mandate with Chifley to another manager.  

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