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Boutique appoints distribution lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... to this senior role." Warakirri has investment capabilities in agriculture, ethical investing in Australian and global equities and multi-manager portfolios. It works in partnership with Mesirow Financial to deliver passive and active currency solutions ...

SMSF cash allocation dips

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
Self-managed superannuation funds are increasingly shifting away from cash to Australian equities, latest SuperConcepts figures show. Cash and short-term deposits dropped from 19.8% to 17.3% in the 12 months to June 2018, according to SuperConcepts' ...

Unlisted property returns surpass equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
The unlisted property sector outperformed Australian and global equities over the last financial year despite rising rates and global economic uncertainty, latest research shows. Australia's unlisted property sector returned 18.7% while local equities ...

The changing face of SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
Self-managed superannuation funds increased allocations to international equities by 30% in the first half of 2018, as well as upped exposure to listed investment companies and trusts in a bid to reach new markets. According to the latest Commsec SMSF ...

TCorp restructure nears completion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... transformation at TCorp is in its final stages. The $93 billion public sector fund manager recently farewelled its head of equities and made two internal appointments as part of the restructure. TCorp head of equities Peter Laity departed at the end ...

BNP Paribas launches Aussie equities trust

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a new benchmark-insensitive Australian equities trust that will aim to beat the S&P/ASX 300 accumulation index by 6% per annum, over rolling five-year periods. With JCP Investment Partners appointed as investment ...

ETFs increasingly used to trade risk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... overall." Petering noted just 10% of the asset universe was indexed, but when broken down further, less than 5% of the global equities market were comprised of ETFs. In fixed income, ETFs account for just 1% of the global market. Petering said there ...

IFM Investors return fees to investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... ownership structure. Himbury said that 89% of products and mandates across four asset classes - infrastructure, debt, listed equities and private equity - were meeting or outperforming client objectives on a rolling five-year basis, after fees and taxes. ...

VicSuper among top pension funds, others climb

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... contributions, mergers, and a relatively higher allocation to growth assets. "Those funds with the highest allocation to equities and real assets or who merged in recent years have tended to jump further ahead on the list," Newfield said. Going forward ...

Boutique manager to launch LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... Global Natural Resources will aim to deliver a compound annual return of over 15%, by taking long/short positions in equities, commodities and credit in the natural resources sector. The LIC's investment strategy is similar to Tribeca's existing ...