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MLC expands Horizon portfolios

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... Dr Susan Gosling, head of investments at MLC Investment Management. "This third exciting change will increase diversification and reduce risk while maintaining return potential. "IVA's strategy has two objectives. It aims to preserve investors' capital ...

Private markets providing solid returns

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... investment strategies and the focus on the primary reasons for making an illiquid investment: return enhancements, diversification and capital protection," said the research. Towers Watson's approach to fees in private markets is one of disaggregating ...

Advisers use of ETFs on the rise

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... multiple reasons to use ETFs, ranging from accessing investments and liquidity as well as the core benefits of diversification and low cost," said Drew Corbett, head of investment strategy & distribution at BetaShares. "Growth in ETF use among advisers ...

Unstable markets demand more from COOs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... second was marked by a re-think of asset allocation according to risks rather than simple asset classes to obtain diversification. There was more emphasis on governance and accountability. The third is starting now. "In this third cycle funds are not ...

Centro MCS proposes DPF wind-up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... conduit to owning the CRF stapled securities directly and the size of DPF does not allow for any meaningful ongoing diversification of the direct property exposure for which it was formed," chairman W. Peter Day wrote to unitholders this week. Further ...

Wealthtrac re-signs Oasis

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... their interests, rather than just our own," Johnson said. Wealthtrac recently signalled plans for expansion and diversification on the strength of a 10% increase in funds under management from July 2011 to more than $700 million.

QIC awards Molpus alternative timber mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... provide," said James Dick, QIC's head of alternative investments. Timber has been used by QIC in the past for its diversification benefits, although this is the first time the Alternative Beta Fund will be invested in the asset. "We held off investing ...

EQT wins Austock Life mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... time when term deposit rates vary due to the banks increase in cost of funds, mortgage funds can make a useful diversification to investment portfolios," Terlikar said.

Payden & Rygel lands VicSuper mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... sovereign and corporate, not only through positive economic fundamentals but also improving credit quality and the diversification benefits from sovereign bonds in these countries. "In the US for example, despite the contraction in spreads, both investment ...

Russell rethinks indices on expected bank windfall

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... if you want income, why not just purchase the banks directly? The flip-side is that prudent investing requires diversification and that's something we consciously built into both the high dividend and value indexes [sic]." The Russell high value index ...