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International equities rule Aussie ETFs: Vanguard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... "Continuing the trend of recent years, investors sought out ETFs that provided exposure to international equities, with the asset class attracting nearly half (49%) of net cash flows in 2018," Sherman said. "Despite the challenging investment conditions ...

Finalists unveiled for FS Investment Leadership Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... Property Securities REAL RETURNS Aberdeen Standard Multi-Asset Real Return Fund Perpetual Diversified Real Return Fund - Class W PIMCO Global RealReturn Fund SMART BETA AB Managed Volatility Equities Dimensional Australian Small Company Dimensional Global ...

Productivity Commission report puts banks first: ACTU

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... not-for-profit industry funds was a testament to their governance structure and said any attempt to dismantle such a "world-class" model would inevitably damage the performance of those funds. ACTU president and AustralianSuper alternate director Michele ...

Morningstar names best performing funds in 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... Macquarie led the return tables with 4.7%, 3.8% and 3.7% returns in the year to November 30. The median manager in this asset class returned only 1.5% which is in line with the indexed funds. "Value Australian share strategies did better than their growth ...

Private markets attractive for global institutions: BlackRock

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... institutional investors in 2019, with 54% of respondents indicating they anticipate increasing their allocations to the asset class ion the coming year. Despite forecasting reductions in equity exposures, the research also hinted at institutions shifting ...

Where UniSuper sees market opportunities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce spoke to Financial Standard earlier this month about market opportunities, building the fund's in-house investment team and CIPRs. Pearce said the fund doesn't particularly see a need to pull back ...

Super admin provider adds chief information officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... reflects its plans for further growth and scale. She brings more than 30 years' experience and has also held roles with Class Finance, AMP and Colonial First State. Coull said she is delighted to be joining OneVue. "There are a lot of smaller businesses ...

Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
The proportion of financial advisers who advise on responsible investing has almost doubled in the past two years, the latest industry survey reveals. The Investment Trends 2018 Adviser Product and Marketing Needs Report, which surveyed 766 Australian ...

NZ Super awards $300m mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... restructurings and public offerings. Neuberger Berman head of the principal strategies group Joseph Rotter said: "As a world class sovereign wealth fund, NZ Super Fund's approach of building deep partnerships with its mandate managers aligns well with ...

Mercer names senior investment consultant

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... Relocating from Ireland, McCabe will be responsible for leading manager selection and portfolio construction at the asset class level for Mercer funds. He brings international experience having recently worked as a senior investment manager at the Irish ...