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Sunsuper brings Vanguard CIO out of retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... insight and judgement will prove invaluable as we continue to execute our strategy of investing in a broad range of asset classes, dynamic asset allocation, and pursuing innovative investment opportunities - all while maintaining a strong emphasis on ...

Macquarie launches robo-advice service

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... advice service it announced in November 2015. OwnersAdvisory provides custom portfolio advice across all standard asset classes, determining allocation based on personal goals and a generated risk profile. It sources solutions from a database of over ...

Gold starts to glisten (like 2008?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... - and deflation risks threatening to send already low bond yields even lower. But like the outlook for all other asset classes and economies, whether gold's ascent persists depends largely on central bank responses... and market confidence on the effectiveness ...

Standard Life Investments appoints ESG head

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... governance and stewardship, reflects the importance it attaches to this part of its investment process across all asset classes. Jubb will continue to lead Standard Life Investments' engagement with companies until he retires on 31 March 2016. Standard ...

Investors can expect "reasonable" year despite gloom

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... are very well managed companies in the US and Australia making good profits. You need sensible balances between asset classes but an expectation of a recession will be the wrong strategy this year and will cost investors dearly," he finished.

Future Fund puts in another strong year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... Despite the large cash weighting, Neal said the investment team was still finding opportunity to invest across all asset classes. The fund has recycled the portfolio, selling down some $15 billion worth of assets in the last 12 months and placing a large ...

Alternatives managers see record growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... trillion. "While the prolonged period of weak returns has taken its toll, returns are also difficult to find in other asset classes. 2016 looks set to be a challenging year, but the industry still has the potential for significant further growth."

Impact investments the next wave for RI

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... In its 2016 Responsible Investment Outlook, AXA Investment Managers said impact investing will grow "to touch all asset classes, including listed and public securities." "In time, we believe that the culture of impact measurement will become embedded ...

Industry fund backs US toll road

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... co-investments such as the ITR as the $32 billion fund increases in size. "Infrastructure is one of the few unlisted asset classes that has the capacity to scale well with the fund's asset growth. To support the fund's activities in co-investments, we ...

Report highlights sea-change in asset owner operations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... alternative asset horizons from five to 10 years, reducing reliance on monthly and quarterly reporting in illiquid asset classes. As asset owners seek to maximise returns and save on cost they are increasingly bringing asset management back in-house. ...