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Changing of guard at SA Public Trustee

The chief investment officer of the $700 million South Australian Public Trustee investment service will take extended leave and may not return after his contract expires next year.

Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2008

Changing of guard at SA Public Trustee

The chief investment officer of the $700 million South Australian Public Trustee investment service will take extended leave and may not return after his contract expires next year.

Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2008

Finance department last bastion of insourcing

Small to medium-sized Australian funds managers have thought of outsourcing most functions, but not typically their finance department – until the recent market downturn put some in danger of breaching their licence, thinks John Williams, the managing director of accounting firm Lumina. Williams’ Sydney-based team runs the accounting and finance areas for several local funds […]

Staff WriterMay 1, 2008

Administration

Finance department last bastion of insourcing

Small to medium-sized Australian funds managers have thought of outsourcing most functions, but not typically their finance department – until the recent market downturn put some in danger of breaching their licence, thinks John Williams, the managing director of accounting firm Lumina. Williams’ Sydney-based team runs the accounting and finance areas for several local funds […]

Staff WriterMay 1, 2008

Investment Strategy

Alpha’s high price tag revealed by survey

Investors are desperate for alpha and are willing to pay much more for asset classes which promise higher returns, such as emerging markets, a recent Mercer Investment Consulting study shows.

Staff WriterDecember 5, 2006

Investment Strategy

Alpha’s high price tag revealed by survey

Investors are desperate for alpha and are willing to pay much more for asset classes which promise higher returns, such as emerging markets, a recent Mercer Investment Consulting study shows.

Staff WriterDecember 5, 2006

Investment Strategy

Alpha's high price tag revealed by survey

Investors are desperate for alpha and are willing to pay much more for asset classes which promise higher returns, such as emerging markets, a recent Mercer Investment Consulting study shows.

Staff WriterDecember 5, 2006

Investment Strategy

ASFA to raise fees as member numbers drop

Neil Cochrane, the highly regarded chief executive of the REST industry super fund, is to become deputy chief executive and head of business development for Colonial First State from October.

Staff WriterJuly 1, 2006