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Sunsuper appoints new consultant as model shifts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... super fund is also close to bringing in two new analysts, one to work alongside Ibbotson and Mercer, focusing on asset allocation and another to cover fixed interest and currency. Sunsuper's chief investment officer David Hartley expects tailored relationships ...

Boutique focus with new super product: Bendigo Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... acting as the registrable superannuation entities and there fore responsible for setting and determining the asset allocation ranges and uses a dynamic asset allocation approach. Tullio said that one differentiating factor is while Bendigo SmartStart ...

Cash sector surges beyond super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... beneficiary from the negative superannuation investment sentiment and deweighting of equities has been cash, as its asset allocation share has risen two-thirds through the decade from 10% to 17%. The switch to the conservative asset class has been felt ...

Super funds see hybrid opportunity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... preference for certainty and heightened risk aversion, resulting in trends to remove lump sum payments. "Generally, an asset allocation approach has been followed, (including the use of income funds or asset bucketing, in an attempt to minimise risks ...

Perpetual: fixed income is back

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... diversification when risk is factored in. Blayney showed that a typical portfolio may appear to be balanced through its asset allocation, with an example showing 30% Australian equities, 25% international equities and the remaining broken up across international ...

AvSuper awards double alternatives mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... these were the final steps in funding the growth alternatives portfolio, which represents around 5% of the funds asset allocation. In July, AvSuper gave a $20 million mandate to syndicated loans fund manager Bentham Asset Management for the same portfolio ...

Sunsuper renews Mercer mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... three years at the same time expanding its investment team. Under the new contract, Mercer will provide strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction, boutique manager research and investment operations consulting to the super fund. David Hartley ...

Omega bond launch timed for asset allocation shift

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
Omega Global Investors launches a new bond fund tomorrow, positioning itself to benefit from an expected shift from equities to fixed interest in the institutional and retail market. The fund is being seeded with $200 million and will offer investors ...

SMSFs cash deposits reflect volatility

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... surprising, but you worry about investors trying to time markets rather than staying on course with a long-term asset allocation plan," said Robin Bowerman, head of corporate affairs and market development, Vanguard Investments. Bowerman said investors ...

IOOF combines multi managers and adds director

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
IOOF will simplify its multi-manager offering by combining its two product suites and closing a number of funds at the end of the month. The diversified financial services group will embed its United Sector Leaders Funds within the IOOF MultiMix suite ...