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Best performing global equities strategies

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... performer on a 10-year basis, returning 17.9% on an annualised basis. This is 2.9% p.a. higher than the second-best global equities strategy on the list, from US manager MFS Investment Management. Hyperion takes over Magellan on five and three-year basis ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone negative rates a failure?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... rate prior to the GFC) - so much so that investment advice after investment advice were advising to overweight Eurozone equities. The forward view (back then) was also better with the Markit Eurozone composite PMI index for December 2017 surging to its ...

K2 head of distribution departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... head of distribution has left the company, as it posts its first pre-tax loss in two decades and shuts down a global equities fund. Nicholas Allen left the role in October, to join listed property manager APN Group. At APN, he will be the head of wholesale. ...

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... still not showing clients how their money is being invested on their behalf. Just 12% of super funds publish their full equities holdings," O'Connor said. "Our consumer research shows that more than nine in 10 (92%) Australians expect their super ...

Super funds to crack 13% by year end, retail leading

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... six-year-high comes as most asset classes deliver strong performance, both internationally and domestically. Australian equities options returned an average of 16.1% to the year ending October. The top performer in the category, ANZ Smart Choice Super ...

Global firm appoints Australia chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... to strengthen its offering across Australia and its surrounding regions, including growing the firms products across equities, equity derivatives, convertible bonds, event-driven, outsource, and global portfolio and ETF trading. He will also focus on ...

Concerns over rise of the mega-fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... with a large amount of money," Hiscock said. "However, with the funds that have got say $20-$30 billion in Australian equities it's simply impossible, mathematically, to deliver enormous alpha and we do worry about those funds." Hiscock said this has ...

Cashwerkz, Complii partner to automate compliance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... currently used by brokerage leaders Shaw and Partners, Canaccord Genuity Patersons, Argonaut Securities and Blue Ocean Equities.

Industry fund awards $100m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... chief investment officer Michael Block told Financial Standard the $10 billion fund has been cutting its allocations to equities (both Aussie and international), and allocating more to real assets and debt strategies. "Equities, bonds and many traditional ...

Global manager hires IFM associate director

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
The Melbourne office of a global equities manager has hired an IFM Investors associate director for its institutional business down under. Stuart Place is joining Orbis Investment Management after nearly eight years at IFM. He will take on the role ...