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Bennelong fund added to two platforms

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... provide attractive absolute returns over the medium to long term. Head of wholesale sales at Bennelong, Jonas Daly, said active managers with proven outperformance display a typically sound investment process regardless of the economic landscape. "The ...

Responsible investment plagues super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... are now using multiple strategies to deliver the best investment outcomes and meet the interests of members, including active ownership, sustainability-themed investing (17 funds, such as low carbon tilts), as well as impact investing (7 funds). Transparency ...

AMP and Zenith portfolios add global bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
AMP North and Zenith model portfolios have added a global bond fund. The Payden Global Income Opportunities Fund, distributed by Grant Samuel Funds Management, is an unconstrained global fixed income fund and is based on Payden's absolute return strategy. ...

Blue Sky partners for major US project

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has entered into a joint venture for a 5,000-bed student accommodation investment. Student Quarters, based in Atlanta, is a specialist student accommodation manager focused on properties in the US near universities with ...

Hedge fund growth under pressure: EY

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... next-generation data and big data analytics to support their investment process. However it's the smallest managers who are most active in this space, with 59% indicating that they use this technology.

Active winning out in down markets: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
Despite the rising prominence of passive strategies, active management remains a cornerstone of Australian investment. This is the key finding of new research from the 2016 MFS Active Management Sentiment report, conducted by CoreData based on a survey ...

Australian-first fund exceeds target

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
The Watermark Global Leaders Fund has exceeded its minimum funding target in the early stages of its IPO roadshow. The LIC, which is Australia's first locally-managed global market neutral fund, has achieved beyond the $40 million minimum as a result ...

Prime Value fund added to Macquarie Wrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... capital and can hold 100% cash in difficult markets. According to David Glascott, head of retail distribution at Prime Value, active management is crucial in the current environment of low growth, and low returns. "More advisers and investors are interested ...

Perpetual awards global equity mandates

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... BHMS' global equity strategy has a value style and a fundamental bottom-up approach; Carnegie manages a high conviction, active global growth equity portfolio. "We are delighted to partner with Perpetual and provide them with best of breed product solutions ...

Smart beta performs in Aussie equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... literature on smart beta the strategy is beginning to challenge both traditional indexing or market-cap weighted strategies, and active management. The number of smart beta products has more than doubled in four years from seven to 16 while market-cap ...