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Beware the volatility trap: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... defensive strategies can benefit Australian equity investors, AllianceBernstein chief investment officer - Australian equities Roy Maslen explained how such a strategy has helped the AB Managed Volatility Fund earn a total return of 13.4% annualised ...

IFM wins $670m super mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
IFM Investors was awarded a $670 million active equities mandate from a multi-industry super fund. Tasplan has invested into IFM's Australian Core Equities strategy, bringing the total amount of funds under management in the strategy to more than $1 ...

Ausbil MicroCap suspends applications and redemptions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... The Fund's 23.9% return per annum over a three year period previously placed it as the highest performing Australian equities small cap fund, but that dropped to 18th place in the latest 12 months with a return of 5.9%, less than half the benchmark return ...

Shaw and Partners appoints CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... Partners to have a dedicated CIO to meet the expanded needs of the company and both advisers and their clients. Head of equities Mike Ryan, who joined Shaw and Partners in July 2015, will assume responsibility for the institutional and research functions. ...

WTW launches insto platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... traction in the UK where it was first launched in February. Only hedge funds are currently available on the platform, with equities soon to be made available. Willis Towers Watson told a recent investment manager ideas exchange briefing that AMX will ...

Millennials' financial heartache drives P2P lending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... investors had chosen to move money from low interest savings accounts and term deposits, while 23% had redirected money from equities into the P2P investment market. About one in five (19%) millennial investors surveyed said they chose to invest via ...

Ausbil micro-cap fund managers depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... have left the firm for lifestyle reasons, taking up an opportunity to manage family money and private assets. Co-head of equities John Grace and micro-cap specialist analyst Josh Clark have taken over portfolio management. Grace, who has overseen the ...

Legalsuper awards global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
Legalsuper, the $3.1 billion super fund for Australia's legal community, awarded a global equities mandate to a boutique firm in Florida. GQG Partners was launched in June 2016 as a subsidiary of Pacific Current Group, and manages $4.5 billion in assets ...

AMP Capital appoints insto business head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... having been with AMP Capital since 1998. In Beardow's stead, head of global fixed income Simon Warner and global head of equities David Allen became global chief investment officers for fixed income and equities respectively. AMP Capital director of ...

The case for internal investment teams

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... management outweigh the disadvantages. "I have to admit when I joined USS I was skeptical - I thought 'why are we trying to do equities in house with 30 people you have these big global asset managers; surely they can get better scale and we just need ...