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Milliman calls out "failures of diversification"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... "experienced losses of 20% or more at the nadir of [the GFC]," Milliman's report said that this prompted "a range of highly-diversified products with lower equity market exposure," including products with allocations to hedge funds, infrastructure and ...

Commodities slump stalling sovereign wealth growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... that the past decade saw many sovereign investors producing steady inflows from oil revenues, driving allocation into diversified portfolios with a focus on long-term illiquid assets such as private equity, real estate and infrastructure. However, rapidly ...

Perpetual promotes executive to analyst role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... In his new role Phillips will focus on strategies covering mainly consumer discretionary, industrial, chemical and diversified financial companies. Perpetual head of equities, Paul Skamvougeras said Phillips' appointment to this role highlighted the ...

Infrastructure Capital Group targets $1bn for asset purchases

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... development projects to its mid-market infrastructure portfolios. The capital will be deployed across ICG's $450 million Diversified Infrastructure Trust (DIT) and $1.1 billion Energy Infrastructure Trust (EIT), as well as separate accounts for institutional ...

NAB Asset Management hires senior economist

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... senior economist with specialisations in global economic analysis, global bonds, currency and equity markets for AMP's diversified funds. "We're extremely pleased to welcome Bob to the team,'' NAB Asset Management general manager of product and investment ...

Cash top of mind for investors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... domestic market and real estate highlights that investors' are looking at investment safe-houses and should be fully diversified across their portfolios." For the first time the survey also included millennials (those aged 18-39), with Australian millennials ...

Managed funds back on the menu for investors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... for greater diversification in their portfolios," Choi added. "But what sets unlisted managed funds apart from other diversified investment products is their ability to give investors access to products and strategies which they cannot easily access ...

Little separates Australia's largest custodians

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... sector grows and markets need to absorb more capital, fund trustees are looking beyond local shores to remain well-diversified. "And while local investors are growing offshore allocations, it runs both ways, with foreign investors looking to Australia ...

Planners turning to annuities and outcome funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... more sophisticated products," said Investment Trends head of research for wealth management Recep Peker. "Annuities, diversified funds and income funds will continue to be the winners as planners seek higher yielding, diversified investments." Two in ...

Wingate hires head of research from London

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... global equities fund manager that invests in a concentrated portfolio of high quality companies from around the world, diversified across sectors and geographies. It was formed by a joint venture between Australian Unity and the Wingate Group in 2008 ...