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Australia CEO axed in Russell restructure

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... that requires a specialist toolkit of investment capabilities including customised asset exposures, adaptive asset allocation, holistic portfolio construction and tax-aware portfolio management," Brennan said yesterday in a statement. "With our long ...

UK research house partners Morse Consulting

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... funds, multi-manager platforms and investment managers in the Australian market. ASR provides market strategy and asset allocation services to businesses with combined funds under management of $4 trillion around the world and was the top ranked independent ...

Make super review your New Year's resolution

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... members consider whether they can consolidate their super accounts to avoid mounting fees and also review their asset allocation strategy with their adviser. "Taking a more active interest in your superannuation should be on everyone's list of New Year's ...

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... policy long into the upturn, even if this causes inflation to overshoot their target." At a broader level, the asset allocation director believes key economic indicators from the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are beginning ...

Insto investors confront liquidity crunch

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... Institutional investors have responded to liquidity concerns flagged by the global financial crisis by rethinking their asset allocation strategies, according to a new State Street report. The research, entitled The Asset Owners' Perspective: Evolving ...

NZ Super Fund named world's most innovative

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... award recognised the Fund's transparency, consensus-based decision-making and a shift away from a traditional asset allocation 'bucket' approach to investing. It's understood the Fund's innovative approach is based on a passive Reference Portfolio. The ...

Life-cycle funds boost retirement income: Mercer

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... a lifecycle approach into default products is an age-based fund. Also called a 'glide path' approach, it sees asset allocation change in line with the age of the individual fund member. "Using this approach, members start with a high growth strategy ...

Nothing new in objectives-based investing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... little diversification away from equity risk, beta can often be dressed up as alpha, and there can be static asset allocation," said MacKenzie. "There can also be too great a focus on benchmarks and peers, which is not bad in itself, but the problems ...

Tailored income projections drive investor engagement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... there are lessons in how to encourage members in a non-compulsory system to contribute more and to adjust their asset allocation. "In the US it's not compulsory. Not many actually opt-out and most decisions about a fund are made at the employer level," ...

Aging SMSF trustees revert to managed solutions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... a managed fund doesn't mean that investors have to sacrifice the flexibility they have in choosing their own asset allocation. Most managed funds offer a do-it-yourself option that gives investors the opportunity to choose between shares, term-deposits ...