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UBS releases mFund basket

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... Australian Share Fund, UBS Australian Bond Fund, UBS Diversified Credit Fund, UBS Diversified Fixed Income Fund, UBS Tactical Beta Fund - Balanced, UBS Tactical Beta Fund - Growth, UBS Tactical Beta Fund - Conservative, UBS Clarion Global Property Securities ...

Group insurers struggling with premium sustainability

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... shouldn't forget that," said AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu. He added, "While premiums have gone up in an initial tactical response to address some of the claims experience, pleasingly good progress has also been made initially in the market ...

PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of Australia funds David Hallifax

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... on the retail sector. "And that's where I've been ever since," he says. Talking to financial advisers required a more "tactical" approach than been accustomed to at TIR, but he nevertheless describes it as an "easy transition, because it was still dealing ...

Financial advice is a boring game

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Approached as a game, financial advice is boring and unappealing for prospective clients, argued PortfolioConstruction Forum chief finology officer Dr. David Lazenby. Speaking at the 2015 Association of Financial Advisers National Roadshow in Sydney ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... $49 billion in the same period), but adding in the rest of the "alternatives" basket (which includes infrastructure, tactical funds and multi-asset funds) shows that institutional FUM in alternatives has increased by 64% over the past 12 months. However ...

Not all active managers are traders

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
The distinction between active and passive investment management and indexing isn't as clear cut as many investors might think it is. Operating an active investment strategy is often associated with portfolio managers making regular trades to tactically ...

Philo in growth mode after losing key mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... ended around May. Parent group Findex (which acquired Centric in 2014) elected not to renew, appointing SSGA as its new tactical asset allocation services provider. Speaking to Financial Standard, Philo Capital joint chief executive Brett Sanders said ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
"It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) sun-shiny day." -Everlife Equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town bounded sharply higher while you, I and Irene were still in the stage of REM sleep as optimism returned - more specifically ...

SG Hiscock appoints head of research

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... prospective investments. "Given his background, Hamish has a deep understanding of equities analysis as a strategist and tactical research analyst, especially in analysing equity market themes and drivers, developing analytical and valuation frameworks ...

SSgA appointed to rebuild Findex investment strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... Australia managing director of business development Peter Mitchell said: "This experience, together with our extensive tactical asset allocation skills, will help tailor solutions to meet the needs of, and add value to, Findex Group's clients." Findex ...