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Barings launches Asia dynamic asset allocation fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... menu and decided close a US fund as it switches more attention to Asia by launching a new retail Asian dynamic asset allocation fund. The US fund being shut down holds about A$130 million and is managed by Oppenheimer Funds. Investors will be able to ...

Managers confident on value as China PMI contracts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... China will secure a soft landing in the coming quarters." John Vail, chief global strategist and head of global asset allocation at Nikko AM, said that following The Arab Spring, which sparked a high degree of fear among the Party leadership, the focus ...

Mercer builds adviser reach

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
Mercer has increased its adviser reach following ANZ's appointment of the provider to its Australian Wealth and Private Banking businesses. ANZ's move to Mercer has the potential to push the provider up a spot to number four in terms of market reach ...

IMCA: Asset allocation future uncertain

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
Discussion around whether traditional strategic asset allocation approaches are still appropriate or whether the industry needs to reframe the way it manages retirement money, dominated an IMCA roundtable yesterday. "There is now more than ever a general ...

UBS launches MySuper designed funds

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... demand. The UBS Tactical Beta Fund - Conservative and the UBS Tactical Beta Fund - Growth are diversified, tactical asset allocation wholesale products which combine passive index investment with active asset allocation. "The government has for some ...

Unstable markets demand more from COOs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... investments," said Greg O'Neill, chief executive La Trobe Financial. "The 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. ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten, Challenger's chairman, retirement incomes said that while Israeli asset allocation tends to be quite conservative, despite vibrant start-up opportunities, the real lessons for Australia are in broader system-wide ...

Bentham attracts new super mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... 11.3% per annum, based on the ASX200 Accumulation Index over the same period. "Including credit as part of an asset allocation fills a gap between the extremes of low risk/lower growth in cash and term deposits and high risk growth dependant equities. ...

Cbus board moves for greater disclosure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... be included. ASIC chair Greg Medcraft called on all super funds to improve disclosure including breakdowns of asset allocation in a speech to an industry event in March. "The compulsory nature of superannuation and its tax advantages arguably raises ...

Zurich continues Investments restructure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... investment strategist in a move designed to better reflect his current role as chair of the Tactical and Strategic Asset Allocation committee, in addition to responsibility for asset class decisions and fund manager selection. The appointments follow ...