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AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
AMP Capital head of investment strategy and chief economist Shane Oliver has warned investors to be wary of deflation but is optimistic that any ill effects will be short-lived. "In the current environment sustained deflation could cause problems. Falling ...

AMP Capital receives $200m from OPB

HARRY PAGE:  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... $200 million commitment from the Canadian pension plan Ontario Pension Board (OPB) to invest in its global investment strategy. OPB's Private Markets' managing director Glenn Hubert said OPB was impressed by AMP Capital's ability to gain exposure to ...

Contango set to launch small cap LIC

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... portfolio of stocks outside of the markets 30 biggest companies. Contango Income Generator Limited uses the same investment strategy that it has employed for its Income Generator (Ex-30) Strategy since 2012. It has an emphasis on companies that will ...

New Vanguard modelling tool picks global equities to win

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... global asset manager's investment outlook and asset allocation insights. Jeffrey Johnson, head of Vanguard's investment strategy group, Asia Pacific, said: "The insights provided by the capital markets model have long been leveraged internally in the ...

IFM Investors wins UK pension fund mandates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... manager Matt Betts said: "We decided to make a new allocation to infrastructure following a review of our investment strategy in 2013. "We wanted to diversify our assets, and looked to infrastructure due to its inflation linked, cash generating and liability-matching ...

Adviser Ratings attracts mostly positive reviews

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... come over as 'pushy'," one client wrote in a Sydney-based adviser profile. "We are in the early days of our investment strategy but my wife and I are content and happy to proceed on that journey with Ben as he is affable and independent which we believe ...

The Infrastructure Fund reaches into Europe

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... a 7.5% stake in UK rail freight leasing company Porterbrook Rail Finance. The move is part of the broader investment strategy for TIF, overseen by trustee The Private Capital Group Pty Ltd (TPCG), to create a diverse portfolio of Australian and international ...

Vanguard appoints APAC senior economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... region. Wang took up the position on October 27 and is based in Hong Kong. She will be part of the global Investment Strategy Group (ISG) team headed by Vanguard chief economist Joseph H. Davis, which includes 50 members globally and seven in the Asia-Pacific ...

Active and passive funds are not mutually exclusive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... passive, regardless of the economic cycle, is more productive than trying to flip from style to style. Each investment strategy offers its own advantages, suggesting that the most robust portfolio may result from a combination of both." Oliver also warns ...

NZ Super CEO higher paid than Aussie counterparts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... not-for-profit sector, receiving $812,000 in the 2013 financial year. The report also detailed the fund's investment strategy, revealing it had upped its limited exposure to the Australian market from 1.7% to 2.5% of its overall portfolio. Almost half ...