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AMP Capital names global equities head

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
AMP Capital has named a new global head of equities, based in London. In the new role, which the company said marks a change in strategic direction, David Allen will have responsibility for all equities teams across four global locations and accounting ...

AB wins industry fund mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... Chief executive of the $2 billion super fund, Craig Stevens, said AustSafe can improve the management of its equity portfolio without diluting conviction in underlying investment managers or reducing the return sources it wishes to target. AB Australia ...

Lazard funds rated by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... up by Rob Osborn and Dr Philipp Hofflin, who have worked together for more than 20 years. Osborn, Australian equity portfolio manager/analyst, said: "We take a long-term view and build portfolios that can be quite different than those of our competitors ...

Grant Samuel launches global equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... Investment Partners with Triple3 Partners' volatility management strategy. The underlying fund is a diversified equity portfolio of listed global companies that distribute attractive dividend yields and have positive growth in free cash flow. The management ...

HNW Planning ramps up high-touch advice with netwealth managed accounts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
HNW Planning has struck a managed accounts deal with platform provider netwealth in its ongoing bid to deliver cutting-edge financial advice to its clients. The NSW-based dealer group's principal Robert Cumming said that they have for the past two years ...

Long-term investment under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Investment managers have gone too far in pandering to the short-term investor according to Capital Group equity portfolio manager Jody Jonsson. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) event yesterday, Jonsson said there ...

Private equity shift keeping investors busy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... head of investment strategy, Damian Lillicrap, said in the last few years the fund has increased its private equity portfolio allocation from two to 5% but it was unlikely to climb further. "We find it a very difficult asset class to justify in the portfolio," ...

The $17trn infra opportunity investors have overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... source of alpha to a global equity allocation in a very risk efficient manner. They have a place in a global equity portfolio as a source of long term growth and/or as a part of a satellite allocation in a core/satellite approach. Additionally, a closer ...

Colonial First State awards $55m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... from Colonial First State. Eight Investment Partners (8IP) was given the nod to manage a small cap Australian equity portfolio for the wealth management group. The boutique was established in 2009 by Kerry Series, who previously co-founded Perennial ...

SMAs ideal for low-touch clients

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Separately managed accounts are the ideal solution for clients with lower balances from both a practice management and client outcome perspective, according to research by JBWere. The JBWere/Investment Trends 2015 SMA Report, based on an online survey ...