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Instos should weigh up cost of futures

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Physically backed exchange traded funds offer cost advantages for institutional investors holding a position longer than three months, according to new research. A report released by State Street Global Markets found that for time horizons under three ...

Southeastern targets instos with Australian expansion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
Southeastern Asset Management has opened an Australian office based in Sydney to attract Australian institutional investors to its long-term global equity strategy. The Australian and New Zealand business has already attracted local institutional mandates ...

Smart beta gains popularity with instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Smart beta solutions are becoming increasingly popular with global pension funds, according to research from UK advice firm bfinance. Smart beta, which includes fair-value indexing and low-volatility strategies were perceived as a method of reducing ...

Instos face debate on EM strategy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
Institutional investors are facing divided opinion on the merit of an integrated versus a siloed asset strategy to emerging market exposure. While return potentials in emerging markets are high, the volatility of those returns and greater downside risk ...

Agile, flexible portfolios big winners for instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Investors will need to move quickly in 2012 as macroeconomic factors significantly impact investment outcomes, according to Mercer's outlook on the coming year. Portfolio flexibility and real-time governance models will be key to better results for ...

Instos set sights on Indonesian assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
Economic ties between Australia and Indonesia look to be strengthening with the Asian country last week joining the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement. The move means up to 92 % of Australia's merchandise exports will eventually be able ...

Artio brings high yield to Aust instos

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
New York-based investment management firm, Artio Global Investors, is meeting with super funds this week to introduce its new high yield bond investment strategy as a smart alternative to equities. Since opening its first Australian office in Sydney ...

Australian Unity offers instos retirement investment opportunities

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
Australian Unity Investments is targeting institutional investors for the first time, bringing packaged post-retirement infrastructure investment options to the wider market to tap into the ageing population. Targeting super funds, insurance companies ...

Instos embrace low volatility equity portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
Low-volatility equity portfolios may be the answer to some institutional investor prayers, according to AllianceBernstein's head of quantitative research, with strength in downside protection balanced with trending upward markets. Kent Hargis, AllianceBernstein's ...

Instos must reassess alternatives portfolios

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
Australian funds should be looking at customised solutions and beta replication, according to a $10 billion global manager, as the way in which institutional investors want to own alternative assets continues to evolve in a fee-constrained world. US ...