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Advisers warned: take sequencing risk seriously

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... order to avoid the pitfalls of sequencing risk, advisers need to shift their emphasis from rates of return to asset allocation. Drew gave the real-life example of two police officers born 18 months apart. They had identical careers, reaching the same ...

AMP adds new funds to North platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
AMP has updated the menu on its North platform and has added three new funds under the North Guarantee. The funds, called the North Guardian range, will invest in a mix of Australian and international equities, fixed income and cash with underlying ...

Balanced funds ill-suited for fixed income blow-up

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... in global bond yields, according to Russell director of client strategies for Asia Pacific Scott Fletcher. The asset allocation expert says that the changing fixed income environment will be best negotiated by a flexible and pragmatic asset allocation ...

Ex Genesys CEO joins boutique board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... Commenting on his appointment, Kirk said, "Implemented Portfolios' unique investment philosophy, incorporating Dynamic Asset Allocation along with individual implementation via their IMA, has impressed me. "A global trend has commenced whereby businesses ...

ACFS flummoxed by SMSF cash trend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... lack of suitable fixed income products for the SMSF market. However, the report went on to say that this "odd" asset allocation trend "is not simply explained by the absence of fixed interest product suitable for SMSF investors. The large average size ...

Mercer makes key changes to investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... said. David Stuart will be chief strategist for Mercer Funds in the Pacific market, extending his current Dynamic Asset Allocation (DAA) team leadership role. He will take explicit responsibility for the asset allocation positioning for Mercer's multi-asset ...

EQT appoints Mercer as asset consultant

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... deliver consistent returns across all mandates," he said. Mercer will advise EQT's board investment committee on asset allocation, reporting and monitoring, and portfolio construction. Burns said Mercer displayed an "in-depth understanding" of EQT's ...

PGI updates fixed income fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... PGI managing director of Global Fixed Income Andrew Dion said. The fund allows portfolio managers to change the asset allocation within fixed income depending on the market outlook. "During periods of favorable macroeconomic conditions and liquid markets ...

Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... offer a hedge against inflation. "Absolute return and inflation plus investment concepts are helping to take asset allocation decisions away from the individual and back in the hands of the industry," he said. PGI has seen a demand for direct property ...

Tyndall mulls World Equities retail launch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... result of MySuper and the launch of managed funds on the ASX could cause a major rethink for retail investors' asset allocation," Ostergaard said. "Our business in Australia is built around just a handful of institutional clients. If we want to achieve ...