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Windham wins first Australian mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... it's risk regime investment strategy. "Most multi-asset class managers use various valuation metrics in their asset allocation decisions whereas Windham focus entirely on risk and managing those risks to offer a diversifying approach," Apostle director ...

Australia's pension pool fastest growing in the world

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... Netherlands still overwhelmingly favoured DB, with 4%, 2% and 6% of assets respectively in DC funds. In terms of asset allocation, Australia was the biggest investor in cash, with 8% in this asset class compared to the global average of 1%. It also had ...

Advisers can increase portfolio value by 3%

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... portfolio, according to upcoming Vanguard research. "Be a great behavioral coach and get clients to stick to asset allocation, as opposed to chasing performance," Vanguard chief investment officer Tim Buckley said in a conference on exchange traded funds ...

ISA pushes for full transparency

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
Super funds have an obligation to be fully transparent with regard to their fees, costs and asset allocation, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA) chief executive David Whiteley. In a submission to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

Brookvine inks US micro cap deal

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... the US micro cap sector of the market because of the potential outsized returns and benefits to their overall asset allocation strategy." Brookvine chief executive Steven Hall added: "One of the least contentious issues in sharemarket investing is that ...

Prime Super and HIP to merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... bit overweight private equity. However, bringing both portfolios together is a fantastic opportunity to review asset allocation," he said. The funds have different asset consultants - Prime uses Access Capital Advisers, while HIP uses JANA. Bernays said ...

Ibbotson appoints regional CIO

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... "We're pleased to have Andrew on board. His extensive background in investment management, consulting and advice, asset allocation, portfolio construction, and related fields will enable him to make a major contribution to our goal of building a leading ...

Credit to escape impending bond rout

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
Fixed income investors should avoid the worst of the impact of rising interest rates by holding bonds with higher yields, according to UBS Wealth Management global chief investment officer Alexander Friedman. With interest rates at record lows across ...

Lifecycle the future of pensions globally: Mercer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... the future of both retail and industry superannuation, despite the latter so far favouring the static strategic asset allocation (SAA) for their MySuper options, according to Mercer senior partner Graeme Mather. Researched released yesterday by Mercer ...

Retail funds favour lifecycle MySuper options

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... products have adopted a lifecycle approach, while all but four industry funds have opted for static strategic asset allocation (SAA), according to research by Mercer. The release of the research, entitled 'MySuper Market Trends', comes at the end of ...