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CSAM nabs ex-InTech head of ops

The former head of operations at InTech, who was made redundant in January, has picked up a new senior operations role in the alternatives team at Credit Suisse Asset Management.

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2009

Good riddance oh-eight, but still a lot on funds’ plate

There’s no doubt that 2008 was a tough year for super funds – the toughest since compulsory super was introduced. But few in the super industry think 2009 will be any less challenging. Since the start of this year, most of the key economic indicators coming out of the US, Europe and Asia have been […]

Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2009

Investment Strategy

120 roles to go at MLC – but investment management unscathed

Australia’s largest multimanager, MLC, has spared its investment management and implemented consulting teams from absorbing any of the 120 position cuts it announced late last night.

Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2009

Investment Strategy

Put SG in the hands of RBA, economists urge

The superannuation guarantee levy should become a permanent tool of macroeconomic policy, with its level determined by the Reserve Bank of Australia, according to the regional head of Mercer Investment Consulting, Tony Cole.

Staff WriterDecember 8, 2008

Hedge Funds

Qantas Super's 'Project Galaxy' to sell Constellation stake

Qantas Super has appointed a top-tier accounting firm to assist with the proposed sale of its 50 per cent interest in Constellation Capital, the value Australian equities boutique.

Staff WriterOctober 13, 2008

Hedge Funds

Qantas Super’s ‘Project Galaxy’ to sell Constellation stake

Qantas Super has appointed a top-tier accounting firm to assist with the proposed sale of its 50 per cent interest in Constellation Capital, the value Australian equities boutique.

Staff WriterOctober 13, 2008

Investment Strategy

Qantas Super’s ‘Project Galaxy’ to sell Constellation stake

Qantas Super has appointed a top-tier accounting firm to assist with the proposed sale of its 50 per cent interest in Constellation Capital, the value Australian equities boutique.

Staff WriterOctober 13, 2008

Investment Strategy

Merger ship comes in for Stevedores and Seafarers

The Stevedoring Employees Retirement Fund (SERF) and the Seafarers Retirement Fund (SRF) will merge to create one super fund for the maritime industry: Maritime Super. The combined fund, slated to merge January 1, 2009, is expected to have 27,000 members and between $3.2 and 3.5 billion in funds under management. There has been talk of […]

Staff WriterMay 1, 2008

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