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Quest for lower volatility spurs new Aus EM fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... ride" investing in emerging markets post-GFC. Although the portfolio will include stocks and bonds, it is not a balanced fund. "Rather than deciding we need to invest 60% in bonds and 40% in stocks, we start by selecting individual securities based on ...

Q3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
"Is QE3 enough to save America's economy?" The Economist magazine posed this question to its readers over the weekend. So far, the nays have it - 78% of them think QE won't cut it - because according to those who commented: even Bernanke admitted that ...

ipac securities awards Vinva $1.2bn mandate

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... Rogers said that, Aussie equities is an important asset class in his fund from an allocation perspective. "In a balanced fund we currently have about 31% of capital allocated to Aussie equities. It is important therefore that we do a good job in the ...

SmartBeta solution tackles passive MySuper index approach: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... index-based strategies, said AXA IM. MySuper reforms that require super funds to offer a low cost, transparent default balanced fund option, could lead to an over reliance on standard index funds and other problems associated with market-capitalisation ...

Russell launches mini iQ platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... additional fees means investors in Russell iQ Investments only pay investment management fees, which for Russell's Balanced Fund sees investors pay 85bps in total. Russell iQ Investments also provides SMSF's online access to less familiar asset classes ...

Perpetual argues for insto outcome focus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
Asset class specialisation may have gone too far for the current volatile environment, according to one manager, who says current asset allocation structures are too focused on diversifying at stock level rather than required outcomes. The current method ...

China a good bet in the long run: Thawley

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... and principal executive officer of Capital World Growth and Income fund, vice chairman of American Funds Global Balanced Fund and executive vice president of New Perspective Fund, EuroPacific Growth Fund and New World Fund.

UN Responsible Investment head joins Emerald launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
A UN Responsible Investment head will join the national launch for Australia's first dedicated responsible investment, superannuation and pension account, The Emerald Wrap. Dr James Gifford, executive director of the United Nations backed Principles ...

Best interest to put focus on risk: Instreet

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
The contentious best interest clause in the FOFA legislation will place more of an onus on advisers to prove they are experts on the products they recommend to clients. That's according to asset management firm Instreet Investment, which has developed ...

BTIM adds $50m mandate to $6bn fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
BT Investment Management has attracted a $50 million mandate into its $6 billion balanced fund as it continues to pitch itself as a single manager to clients. Emilio Gonzalez, chief executive officer, BT Investment Management (BTIM), told Financial ...