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Instos target medium term strategies

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... allocation still has a long-term horizon and is implemented by fund fiduciaries. Yet, some dynamic strategic asset allocations decisions can have short-term pay-offs.

Flawed fund analysis demands new metric: Study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... alternative approach is to analyse the overall effect of all investments offered by superannuation funds provided the asset allocations are determined by the trustees and not through fund members exercising investment choice. This new 'whole of fund' ...

APRA to monitor investment options

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... age groups. The regulator will also require trustees to 'look through' pooled vehicles to report underlying asset allocations. "APRA proposes collecting data on benefits in the predetermined sub-set of investment options classified by number of members ...

Pension deficits worsen for FTSE 100

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... Meanwhile the FTSE 100 pension schemes' flight out of equities into bonds continue. The average pension scheme asset allocations to bonds has increased to 47 per cent - up from 40 per cent. "This represents the largest 12-month shift in investment strategy ...

Defensive model portfolios in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... many are now turning to model portfolio strategists such as S&P's for advice on top performing managers and asset allocations. "Advisers have varying skill sets in their understanding of investments," said O'Connor. "In the last 18 months... some advisers ...

GESB seeks more unlisted exposure

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... acknowledged that the fund's investment performance may "compare unfavourably to some other funds" which have high asset allocations to unlisted assets. For the past 12 months, GESB's growth option lost 28.6 per cent, while balanced growth lost 22.46 ...

UniSuper wins Investment Stewardship award

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... investment philosophy that every basis point counts. We believe that everything we do - from setting our strategic asset allocations, to the more operational aspects of running the fund - can add value for our members. And at every level, we seek to ...

QSuper appoints investment committee

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... media spokesperson for QSuper, the investment committee will look after the internal policy, investments and asset allocations of the fund and put their recommendations forward to the Trustee Board. QSuper's investment manager QIC will then execute the ...

RARE wins $10m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... the AvSuper website, the mandate follows the fund's Trustee's decision to "further enhance AvSuper's strategic asset allocations" via infrastructure investments. "The trustee has reviewed a select group of prospective infrastructure investment managers ...

Fin Simplicity upgrades tech

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... share model portfolios. The improved Portfolio Express allows planners to create client model portfolios or asset allocations and then print the supporting documentation for a client in a statement of advice (SoA). This technology can also be configured ...