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Aussie asset managers fourth-fastest in global growth

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
Australian asset managers are the fourth-fastest growing of their global peers, clocking in 11.9% in compounded annual growth over the last five years, says a new report from Willis Towers Watson. Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute published ...

Risk but no reward in institutional equities portfolios

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... over-diversification diluted performance, and possible attempts to "time" manager outperformance may have proven costly. "Too much of a good thing was certainly evident by our analysis, with respect to portfolio diversification leading to hidden and ...

Chief economist update: Lowe taking interest rates lower

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... 35,000 in September and the unemployment rate to climb to 7.1% -- heading to the 7.25% forecasts in the 2020-21 Budget. Not good enough and not if the RBA could help it. Speaking at Citi's 12th Annual Australia and New Zealand Investment Conference ...

Through good and bad: Advisers add value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Despite COVID-19 volatility, financial advisers have managed to deliver value of 5.2% or more each year to clients, according to new research. It's the key finding of Russell Investments' Value of an Adviser Report for 2020, saying this is the case ...

Fresh fundies outperform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... was quite impressive by a lot of people's standards; we delivered a 38% return in that quarter so we had a relatively good period during the brunt of COVID," he said. The fund was backed by a seed investor in July 2018, with Moors and Quinn launching ...

Northern Trust scores $20bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... transparency over investments, or supporting efforts to de-risk. "Ultimately, we share the same objectives - of helping achieve good retirement outcomes for members," Austin said. The Institutional Investor Group services about 300 UK pension funds with ...

A new model is coming: Licensees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... said, and that statistic hasn't changed much in the last 25 years. "Are we going to face a time where we don't have enough good people coming into the industry?" Inwood asked. "I do fear that," Dummett said. Whereat said he thinks the industry will continue ...

Grow Super founder sentenced in betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... gambling with insider information. Appearing yesterday, Joshua Wilson was sentenced in Downing Centre Local Court to 18 months good behaviour. He was not fined or given a custodial sentence, instead released on the condition that he not commit any other ...

Chief economist update: Money buys happiness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... or save would, in the main, influence the outlook for the general economy. The strong recovery in consumer sentiment is a good start.

Willis Towers Watson director departs for LIC

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... extraordinary contribution to Willis Towers Watson and our clients, we know her passion is for real assets and this was simply too good an opportunity," he said. "We remain committed to delivering the best for our clients in real assets research and ...