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Azimut partners with Colonial, launches funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... these funds in their businesses, Davies said. AZ Sestante's other investment services include responsible entity provision, active strategic and tactical asset allocation, portfolio management, asset management, product management and structuring, investment ...

Insync appoints portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... philosophy to ours of investing in high-quality businesses that are benefiting from global megatrends, combined with the active management of downside risk," Kotecha said. The Global Titans fund aims to deliver a return of 2% over cash annually and to ...

Fund managers reshuffle board for $413bn merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... "well-aligned in terms of strategy, business mix and most importantly a culture of serving our clients by focusing on independent, active asset management." "I look forward to working side-by-side with Dick as we create a company with the scale to serve ...

Robo-advice portfolios benefiting from quant factors

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... weight in the portfolio. We call this inverse volatility weighted." Quantifeed looked at a group of US-listed companies active in designing robots and automation services and applied the inverse volatility weighting quantitative factor. Its model outperformed ...

Findex assigns Aussie equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
Findex has awarded the mandate for its managed discretionary Australian core equity portfolios to an active equities manager. Following a rigorous review program by the Findex investment team, Altair Asset Management secured the contract, having first ...

QIC calls out unnecessary risk fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... risks inherent in government and corporate bonds, and looks at how smart investors can use this knowledge as part of an active investment strategy. The paper also looks at misconceptions surrounding bond risk premiums, which include their nuances and ...

Global PE firm buys Australian office chain

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The Australian and New Zealand operations of business product and solutions provider Staples has been acquired by a global private equity firm for an undisclosed sum. The news of Platinum Equity's acquisition occurs at the same time the firm announced ...

Legg Mason bond funds receive Zenith tick

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... low interest rate environment, about the capacity for bonds to generate income and capture capital appreciation, and the active management underpinning all three funds aims to achieve these two goals." Zenith praised the Western Asset Global Bond Fund ...

Liftoff imminent at Spaceship

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The countdown is on at fledgling start-up and technology-focused superannuation product-provider Spaceship, as chief executive Paul Bennetts attempts to convert his waitlist of 22,000 into a $1 billion fund. Touring around multiple start-up hubs this ...

ETFs are coming-of-age

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... based products are now available to investors and we expect this will continue to grow in Australia alongside the growth of active exchange traded products." BetaShares projects the Australian industry will hit approximately 250 exchange traded products ...