Industry View
Impact investing needs a common language
Settling on conventions for impact management will get many more asset owners on board, Bridges Fund Management's Brian Trelstad writes.
Brian TrelstadNovember 3, 2017
investment management
Industry View
Active or passive? The answer depends on the fund
Decisions about whether to award a mandate to an active manager or an indexed provider must be based on the asset owner's strengths.
Mary McLaughlinSeptember 18, 2017
Hedge Funds
The thinking behind HESTA’s new investment strategy
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey explains the drivers behind the $36 billion industry fund’s plan to expand its internal investment team.
Debby BlakeyApril 10, 2017
Hedge Funds
Conexus Super Awards 2017 | CIO of Year Cbus’ Donohue & Fok
Cbus’ Trish Donohue and Kristian Fok were joint recipients of the coveted title of Chief Investment Officer of the Year at the Conexus Financial Superannuation Awards 2017.
Dan Purves and Sally RoseMarch 10, 2017
Events
Super Fund of the Year 2017 and other winners revealed
The winners of the Conexus Financial Superannuation Awards 2017 were unveiled at a black-tie event at the Ivy in Sydney on March 9, 2017.
Dan PurvesMarch 9, 2017
Hedge Funds
Smart beta: is it worth it?
Most smart-beta offerings fall into the same trap as index strategies: blindly following a set of criteria even when the strategy is underperforming. Instead, beta harvesters should be more thoughtful, according to Tim Gardener, head of institutional client strategy at AXA Investment Managers, who also believes smart-beta strategies are overpriced. “In beta strategies, market cap […]
Amanda WhiteSeptember 2, 2013
Unintentional
Catholic by name, catholic by nature
In his seventh year as chair of Catholic Super in Victoria, Peter Bugden can comfortably say he’s witnessed notable growth in the fund. What first began in 1971 as a niche offering to Catholic school employees is now an Australia-wide public offer fund, with around $5 billion under management following a period of growth – […]
Amal AwadMay 13, 2013
Investment Strategy
Tailored mandates win for TGM
The Brisbane-based Tactical Global Management (TGM) won more than $4.2 billion of new mandates in the last quarter of 2012 and has picked up a global “excellence in investment management” award in recognition of its services. The mandates included a $4-billion rebalancing overlay, a $200-million currency overlay and a smaller beta-transfer mandate, each tailored to […]
I & T NewsMarch 1, 2013