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UK boutique joins Fidante Partners stable

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... R&M will manage the River & Mercantile Wholesale Global Equity Fund, which mirrors the investment approach and asset allocation of their UK-based fund of the same name. "We are excited to welcome R&M into Fidante Partners, and we see strong and sustained ...

Praemium adds Easton AM to SMA platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... Model on its separately managed account (SMA) platform. The Global Tactical model portfolio uses global tactical asset allocation and Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed exchange-traded funds (ETF) with the aim of providing absolute returns. ...

Aussie ETF use reaches new level of sophistication

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... markets, ETFs are also being increasingly used by advisers in a range of ways - as a rapid access tool for dynamic asset allocation; blended together with stocks, other ETFs and with active funds to deliver a robust portfolio outcome for clients and ...

New $9 million super research facility opens

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... University of Warwick in the UK. The Superannuation Research Cluster will try to determine the optimal forms of asset allocation for super funds, and how it impacts on economic growth as the pool of funds under management grows. It will also investigate ...

SSgA launches cheap lifestyle funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... group chief investment officer Dan Farley described as "three lines of defense". This starts with the strategic asset allocation, or choice of investments that are fit for purpose over the long-term. This combines low-cost Beta products within SSgA's ...

Aussie shares best in a generation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... deep body of academic research that highlights that the single most important decision any investor makes is the asset allocation decision and it is in capturing market returns and balancing your portfolio's asset allocation that index funds are effective ...

Funds refused ratings for lack of active risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... lower-than-average returns in Australian equities over the next two to three years. "While our long term strategic asset allocation recommends 28 per cent of a balanced portfolio be allocated to this asset class we are currently recommending a lower ...

Partnership gives local access to global hedge fund giant

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... from the strength of Permal's purchasing power, as well as their decades of experience in manager selection, asset allocation and risk management," BNPP IP Australia chief executive David Grybas said. The partnership with Permal adds to BNPP IP's existing ...

Westpac and BTFG group get MySuper approval

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... Superannuation Division. BT's MySuper offerings will be actively-managed life stage products designed so that the asset allocation automatically becomes more conservative as a person nears retirement. BT Financial Group general manager of superannuation ...

Don't lump Asia Pacific in with EM fall

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... director, global strategy Jason Hepner. The macro expert said investors must be highly selective with their regional asset allocation within the emerging markets universe as recent underperformance has highlighted diverse structural differences between ...