Umberto Mecchi, executive manager strategy and marketing for HostPlus, flew high in 2008. In March he was awarded a FEAL executive education scholarship in partnership with AMP Capital Investors, and in December was named best super marketing professional at the inaugural AIST Fund Staff Awards.
Super and aviation: spot the difference
The superannuation and aviation industries don’t have much in common, even if US Airways Flight 1549’s recent dip in the Hudson River was a good metaphor for how the funds performed last year. But imagine if an airline ticket office worked the same was a super fund call centre? Watson Wyatt consultant, David McNeice, gave it a go…
TWU Super to reallocate terminated hedge FoF mandate
The $1.9 billion TWU Superannuation Fund is considering how it will redeploy $70 million redeemed from the Warakirri/Mesirow global hedge fund-of-funds, which it is due to be handed back at the end of this quarter.
ING IM finally hires new head of insto
Six months after Cameron Sinclair departed for Principal Global Investors, ING Investment Management has appointed a new head of institutional business development.
New finance chief for Pillar as Lo goes
Pillar Administration has a new chief financial officer, replacing Eric Lo who acted as the NSW Government-owned administrator’s CEO for several months last year.
Media Super puts master custody on the market
Media Super, the $3 billion result of last year’s merger between industry funds for journalists/entertainers and printers, has put its master custody contract out to tender.
IFM eyes US, European bank debt…
Industry Funds Management (IFM) is raising capital from institutional investors for a multi-manager product primarily targeting high-yield bank loans in the American and European markets. …while bringing AllianceBernstein connection in-house
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has recruited an industry veteran from AllianceBernstein to its debt investments team.
AvSuper has selected an investment manager to direct its global infrastructure portfolio. Just like lay-by, hedge funds will be back
Would you like to know how many times Investment & Technology published a story including the word ‘after-tax’ in 2007?
I’ll tell you anyway. 29. And how many do you reckon we’ll run in 2009? This editorial could well be it.
What sort of funds management industry will be left?
The ramifications of the global financial crisis are broad and deep, especially for the financial services industry, and super funds need to be well aware of how their service providers are being impacted.
