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EU instos shed banks, set up alternative trading venues

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015

In a scenario that could be replicated in Australia, higher capitalisation requirements have limited European banks' liquidity and have forced institutional investors to set up alternative trading venues. "The ability for banks to trade and to provide ...

Instos overconfident on drawdown risks

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015

Institutional investors might be too confident that their downside protection strategies can cope with market drawdowns. A recent report by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) found investors largely rely on a small number of downside protection strategies ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER | FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015

... Yetton, is leaving the bank as two new divisions, headed by George Frazis and David Lindberg, are created. Bennelong appoints insto distribution director - Ryan Durance joins Bennelong from Schroders PLC, where he was product manager - equity long/short ...

Bennelong appoints insto distribution director

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015

Bennelong Funds Management has appointed a new director of distribution, institutional. Ryan Durance joins Bennelong from Schroders PLC, where he was product manager - equity long/short strategies. He has also held positions at Cazenove Capital Management ...

Instos demanding multi-asset alternative strategies

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015

Institutions' demand for alternative multi-asset real return strategies presents a cross-border opportunity for both Australian fund managers offshore and overseas fund managers at home. That was the conclusion reached by Perpetual following its recent ...

Investec launches multi-asset fund for instos

STAFF WRITER | MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015

Investec Asset Management has launched a total return global multi-asset strategy aimed at institutional investors. The Investec Diversified Growth (Australian) strategy will be managed within Investec's multi-asset strategies, with Michael Spinks and ...

Instos doing little to protect portfolios

STAFF WRITER | FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015

Global institutional investors are unperturbed by the threat of a market correction and continue to pile into equities. That's according to new investor behaviour research by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), which conducted the research in January ...

HSBC pitches low vol strategy to instos

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015

Investors with a long term focus could benefit from a strategy that targets low volatility at a moment when it is expected to raise, HSBC global asset management's head of global equities Angus Parker said. HSBC's Global Low Vol strategy sits within ...

Hedge funds bare all to seduce instos

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015

Investors' search for yield in the current low rate, low-return perfect storm has boosted hedge fund inflows. Funds under management for the sector were up 21.7% for the two years to December 2014, according to Rainmaker Data. But a great idea, an obscure ...

ESG becoming essential to insto alternative investment

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015

The majority of institutional investors see environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns as being an important part of their investment philosophy for alternative assets. This finding is derived from Global Insights on 'ESG in alternative investing ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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