Hedge Funds
South Korea a land of opportunity
There is a big chance for Australian funds to partner and co-invest in the Asian nation’s pension market, IFM Investors' Brett Himbury says.
Brett HimburyApril 11, 2018
South Korea
Industry View
CFA Research Challenge: ‘Future guardians’ off to Seoul
Teams from three Australian universities will head to South Korea to compete in the regional final of the CFA Institute Research Challenge.
Nour AzharOctober 30, 2017
Investment Strategy
Denmark gold, Australia bronze in Mercer index
New entrant Denmark is the star performer in this year’s Mercer Global Pension Index, with the Scandanvian nation’s pension system ranking first out of the 18 countries surveyed. Australia increased its index score from 75 to 75.7 this year, but was ranked third behind Denmark (82.9) and the Netherlands (78.8). The average score of the […]
Lachlan ColquhounOctober 15, 2012
Investment Strategy
Future bright for fixed-income professionals
Stuart Dear is at a famed Sydney restaurant trying not to appear too happy. The Aberdeen Asset Management portfolio manager is part of team that manages $14.5 billion in Australian bonds and is ranked number one by Morningstar. Aberdeen’s current 11-person team has over 10 years delivered a 7.2-per-cent annual gross return, according to Morningstar’s […]
I & T NewsMarch 19, 2012
Investment Strategy
New Nikko CEO ever acquisitive
Charles Beazley, the soon-to-be chief executive of Nikko Asset Management, has a personal story of rejection. Henry Jenner was consecrated Anglican bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1866. The prospective congregation feared the new clergyman was a papist. Shunned by the locals, Jenner had no choice but to return to England. The man’s ancestor is […]
I & T NewsMarch 14, 2012