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Volatility fails to dampen super returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... the top spots for default options are demonstrating their superior multi-management skills and asset allocation diversification," he said.

Equities without borders

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... when the Australian market's done fantastically well for the last three or four years and say 'Who cares about diversification? We've done better by ignoring it.' We say the time to start thinking about it is when you have done fantastically well from ...

Asia Property in $1.55b buying spree

... assets add considerable diversity to the fund, broadening our country exposure and deepening our asset and tenant diversification. By adding offices in Singapore and Tokyo, we're positioned to capture very strong growth in these markets in the next two ...

Governance returns sour Asian alternatives outlook

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... alternative investment classes, according to a new Watson Wyatt survey, citing inadequate governance and a feeling diversification will dilute returns. 51 per cent of respondents in Hong Kong listed poor governance as one of the reasons for avoiding ...

Russell wins record $1.2bn mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... investment landscape with member choice, sweeping changes to retirement regulations and greater reliance on investment diversification so it makes sense for us to outsource to Russell," Ramwell said. Stephen Roberts, managing director of institutional ...

State Super awards $300m-plus in global property

... in pure Australian LPTs mandates. The group's chief investment officer Oscar Fabian said it was part of their diversification strategy. "It is a beta play to reduce the absolute risk of the portfolio and hopefully, get a little bit of alpha." Asked whether ...

Climate change to cost $50bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... Booth said a partnership between private insurers and the government was needed as an alternative approach to risk diversification. "In relation to the issues raised by Allianz' report we will continue to look for new and innovative approaches to the ...

Aussie LPTs top of the pops

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
... listed property, said Russell investment strategist Andrew Pease. "To me, it just reinforces the importance of diversification," he said. "I don't think anyone in 1980 would have picked Australian property as being the strongest performing asset class ...

Diversification under the microscope

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
... general manager of adviser distribution of Perpetual, said the current market swings "has re-emphasised the need for diversification because a lot of people probably thought they were diversified having 80 to 90 per cent in [collateralised debt obligations] ...

The great Australian FM shuffle

... turnover and lower after-tax returns. "If the style of a manager changes, this has the potential to reduce the diversification benefits of blending managers with complementary investment styles." He added that in the event of a style drift, past performance ...