The turnaround in both the market and consumer sentiment over the past three months has been nothing short of remarkable. Talk has gone from the new Great Depression to the Great Recession to the Great Recovery. Most institutional investors were slow to rebalance after last year’s falls and when the markets dived again in January/February it appeared that that was the right decision. Since then, however, the bounce is looking increasingly sustainable and funds are starting to invest their bulging cash balances.
Underlying themes mesh with global recovery
The turnaround in both the market and consumer sentiment over the past three months has been nothing short of remarkable. Talk has gone from the new Great Depression to the Great Recession to the Great Recovery. Most institutional investors were slow to rebalance after last year’s falls and when the markets dived again in January/February it appeared that that was the right decision. Since then, however, the bounce is looking increasingly sustainable and funds are starting to invest their bulging cash balances. Underlying themes mesh with global recovery
Greg Bright
Underlying themes mesh with global recovery
Greg Bright
Behind the fuzziness, there’s money in UN PRI
Michael Bailey
Behind the fuzziness, there’s money in UN PRI
Michael Bailey
FEAL turns 10
From CEO’s Union to Industry Pillar
The role of what used to be known as the fund secretary has grown enormously in the past 10 years.
Helping that growth, through the professional development of the chief and other fund executives, has been the Fund Executives Association Ltd, which marks its 10th anniversary year this month with its annual national conference and members’ dinner in Melbourne.
GREG BRIGHT, a former FEAL interim board member prior to its formalisation in 1999, traces the association’s history and looks at its likely future.
FEAL turns 10
From CEO’s Union to Industry Pillar
The role of what used to be known as the fund secretary has grown enormously in the past 10 years.
Helping that growth, through the professional development of the chief and other fund executives, has been the Fund Executives Association Ltd, which marks its 10th anniversary year this month with its annual national conference and members’ dinner in Melbourne.
GREG BRIGHT, a former FEAL interim board member prior to its formalisation in 1999, traces the association’s history and looks at its likely future. 
An investment industry veteran and venture capital specialist with Access Capital Advisers has left the consultancy to again run his own business. Prime Super bucks industry norm with trauma cover
In what is understood to be an industry first, the $1 billion Prime Super has begun providing trauma insurance to members as an additional product alongside default group cover.
State Street creates senior sales role
State Street has created a new senior sales role straddling its Investor Services and State Street Associates businesses, reflecting that clients of a core custodian are increasingly requesting a broader array of services from that provider. LGSS completes active equities restructure
The $4.7 billion NSW Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) has terminated two mandates with active Australian equity managers and awarded a new mandate worth $110 million to a Sydney-based active boutique in the final stage of the restructure of its domestic equities portfolio.
