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Standard Life adds to multi asset team

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... Absolute Return and Multi Asset mandates draw on a range of sophisticated investment strategies investing across all asset classes. "Over the last 18 months we have launched four new Multi Asset products, the team is well resourced and we have excellent ...

mFund doubles size in 6 months

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... investors is very positive and we are where we expected to be in terms of number of funds." "mFund provides access to asset classes that investors might not be familiar with," he added. While mFund has been up and running for over 12 months, "more than ...

Van Eck lists gold miners ETF on ASX

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... income whereas holding bullion incurs storage costs." However, GDX and gold have in common a low correlation to other asset classes and they are both used as a currency hedge, a hedge against inflation and a trading tool by large institutions.

Asset allocation is over, investors chase returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... report commissioned by Principal Global Investors (PGI) found that 70% of institutional investors chase returns, not asset classes. Only 10% disagreed about this statement. The report surveyed 705 pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers ...

SMSF investors reducing cash and shares

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... company's head of strategic relationships, Alex Wise, said there is a trend that investors are moving into riskier asset classes to balance falling yields on traditional investment selections. "Currently cash rates are reaching historic lows and there ...

China's surging funds management market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... of the Australian Securities Market on resources stocks. Australia's market is, however, more diversified across asset classes than the Chinese and Hong Kong funds markets, which are overwhelmingly equities oriented. Figures published by the Hong Kong ...

North American sovereigns hardest hit by oil crisis

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... baby boom generation retiring." As a result of the oil crisis, many sovereign investors are turning to alternative asset classes to facilitate better returns. In particular, many are turning to emerging market infrastructure, where sovereigns are, on ...

Australia underperforms as China slows down: Russell

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... struggled in 2014, while housing looks increasingly risky. The report compares performance of domestic and global asset classes over 10 and 20-year periods, and found that Australian equities lagged overseas markets for the second consecutive year. The ...

AustralianSuper backs CFA Code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... [CFA Code] provides a clear and consistent ethical and professional behaviour framework across all managers in all asset classes." President of CFA Society Sydney, Anthony Serhan, said the code outlined the ethical and professional responsibilities of ...

World's largest sovereign wealth fund divests coal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... System (CalPERS) is also taking another step in its move to integrate greater ESG analysis among its managers in all asset classes. The giant pension fund will require its managers to identify and articulate ESG in their investment processes. In Australia ...