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Proliferation of global equity products meet investor demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... such as smart beta ETFs, which provide systematic exposure to certain style factors, are bringing more transparency to the active equity space, as well as cheaper alternatives for investors." Despite considerably negative returns, the sector review showed ...

Watershed SMA makes the right calls

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  SUNDAY, 11 SEP 2016
... SMA aims to outperform the MSCI World Index (AUD) over a rolling three-year period by 2-3% per annum. "We have been very active in managing both market and currency exposure over what has been a very volatile year so far in 2016", said Watershed co-founder ...

New fund tapping into Indian equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... focus. We think that a pure Indian focus is an advantage for our investors." Siva also said that investing in India required active management and that the new fund was structured to draw on some of the country's most successful and most experienced ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... portfolio is where the fund increases its illiquidity, risk and fees in order to generate excess returns. It allocates to active equity managers and those who have high conviction or may operate in a niche part of the market. It's also where First State ...

Super funds seeking low carbon mandates

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016

Mason Stevens delivers new SMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
Mason Stevens has introduced a retail Australian fixed income separately managed account. The Mason Stevens Fixed Income SMA, which requires a minimum investment of $100,000, was developed in response to increased demand from advisers for direct access ...

BNP partner wins $240m global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... mandate. Carnegie Asset Management, which currently manages over $17 billion worldwide, will provide a high conviction, active global growth equity strategy to VicSuper. Carnegie managing director Bo Knudsen said: "We are delighted to have the opportunity ...

New board members, partnership for BondAdviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... BondAdviser has also partnered with Baillieu Holst to provide its adviser networks with direct access to bond research and active investment recommendations. Launched in 2015, BondAdviser is an independent research service that delivers timely information ...

Capital not enough to prevent failures

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... probability that failures will be orderly, Byres suggested a number of precautions the public sector needs to put in place: Active supervision of the industry to identify the risk of failure early Power to intervene to address small problems before they ...

LGS strengthens ethical commitment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016