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Advisers need to leverage enormous ETF winds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... got broad asset class exposure. Costs have gone down, liquidity has gone up, in some cases the liquidity of other asset classes or other execution mechanisms has gone down," Howie said. He explained in the US money is being placed in low cost beta products ...

Aussie pension pros most confident about valuations

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... sophisticated investment strategies, chasing yield in a low rate environment via more complex and illiquid alternative asset classes. This in turn is making it harder to assess their portfolio's true value," Lim said. "Our survey reveals that one in ...

Australasia sees continued Canadian investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... posting negative returns and its private equity portfolio underperforming. However, "most of our private market asset classes, and more particularly real estate, recorded strong returns during the year and surpassed their respective benchmarks." PSP's ...

New income fund launches

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... supported by dedicated risk analysis and investment strategy teams. Walsh said since the income generated by individual asset classes can fluctuate, building a portfolio to meet these goals is far from straightforward. To address these challenges, Aviva ...

AREITs less defensive as returns surge: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... Australian REITs - and global REITs, which delivered 4.2% on average - performed favourably against other mainstream asset classes over the year, which was affected by strong market volatility. REITs weren't unaffected by market conditions, which is ...

Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... steady, investors are increasingly looking for ways to reduce fees. The Global Alternatives Survey, which covers 10 asset classes and seven investor types, revealed real estate managers have the largest share of assets (34% and over $1.2 trillion), followed ...

MLC adds to SMA suite

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... portfolios on our platforms. Not only does this provide advisers and their clients with a wide selection of investment asset classes, from Australian shares and listed property to fixed income, but the SMA structure also allows for a more efficient way ...

Aussie investors list operational alpha among top priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... of Bloomberg Asset and Investment Manager believes Australian investors are seeking both new and non-traditional asset classes as a priority to generate income and alpha increases. Recently appointed Bloomberg AIM global head Steve Ioannou also said ...

UniSuper reflects on investment highs and lows

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... point, we are currently inclined to hold because (a) we expect bond yields to remain low for a long time, (b) other asset classes don't offer much greater appeal, and (c) the bulk of our investments are in the best quality shopping centres in the country ...

Morningstar introduces global risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... investors. The risk model is targeted at equity portfolios at the outset, but Morningstar plans to expand to other asset classes in the future. It currently evaluates over 40,000 stocks and 10,000 equity fund portfolios, and contains 36 risk factors ...