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AustralianSuper to add to investment team, seeks tenders for middle office

AustralianSuper Ltd., the $42 billion fund, is seeking to hire a senior manager to decide on asset allocation and has invited tenders to manage its middle office operations.

I & T NewsOctober 27, 2011

Peter Fowler says Chi-X Australia on course for October 31 launch

Chi-X Australia Ltd., the market that will challenge the 150-year-old monopoly of the ASX Group, says it remains on course to begin business on October 31.

I & T NewsSeptember 27, 2011

HostPlus CEO David Elia: “there needs to be more consolidation”

HostPlus, the $10 billion superannuation fund for the hospitality, tourism, recreation and sports industries, expects more mergers among funds and urged its members not to make hasty investment decisions during periods of market volatility.

I & T NewsSeptember 6, 2011

Hedge Funds

Currency alpha is only for the careful

Foreign exchange has been a rare source of positive return recently, but investors shouldn’t expect a dazzling choice of managers, writes The Cambridge Strategy’s chief executive PETE HENRICKS. One of the few asset classes to perform in recent times has been foreign exchange. Managers in this space have delivered positive returns to investors, whether wholesale […]

Staff WriterJune 4, 2009

Hedge Funds

Currency alpha is only for the careful

Foreign exchange has been a rare source of positive return recently, but investors shouldn’t expect a dazzling choice of managers, writes The Cambridge Strategy’s chief executive PETE HENRICKS. One of the few asset classes to perform in recent times has been foreign exchange. Managers in this space have delivered positive returns to investors, whether wholesale […]

Staff WriterJune 4, 2009

Investment Strategy

Russell wins ACT consulting job, expands implementation services

ACT Treasury has appointed Russell Investment Group as the new asset consultant for its two major investment portfolios, replacing incumbent Frontier Investment Consulting.

Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2007

Investment Strategy

Russell wins ACT consulting job, expands implementation services

ACT Treasury has appointed Russell Investment Group as the new asset consultant for its two major investment portfolios, replacing incumbent Frontier Investment Consulting.

Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2007

Investment Strategy

Equities focus in the midst of the US housing downturn: Russell

The economic and financial environment still favours equities, according to Russell’s July Market Barometer report which also found that the US housing downturn is not over yet, and the bond sell-off is unlikely to be sustained in the wake of the US sub-prime mortgage upheaval.

Staff WriterJuly 31, 2007