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Advisers leading ETF investment charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... could be anything from emerging markets shares to Australian bonds, depending on their particular view," Mr Sherman said. "Active managers often use ETFs as a way of taking a broad market position, while they focus on their areas of specialty, which ...

Charter Hall launches second automotive trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... high quality assets, and potential for capital value growth, low volatility and regular returns." Charter Hall takes an active asset management approach across its entire direct property portfolio of 295 properties.

Oxford-Man Institute expands into machine learning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
The University of Oxford and Man AHL have announced that the Oxford-Man Institute (OMI) will expand its focus on machine learning and data analytics, becoming part of the University's department of engineering and science from 1 August 2016. The expansion ...

Australians demanding robo-advice from super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
Over a third of Australians (36%), who otherwise wouldn't or couldn't afford to see a financial planner, want their super funds to provide robo-advice services, according to the Investment Trends 2015 Direct Client Report. The report, based on a survey ...

Super fund asset class performance disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... as one might expect, according to the latest performance analysis by Rainmaker, bringing into question how effective the active management investment strategies of some super funds are. The headline result of the research is that there is significant ...

HESTA investment analyst collects ESG award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... Governance Network (ICGN), tireless promotion of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and active participation in the global P8 Group all left a profound mark on sustainable investment thinking and action at a global ...

PIMCO Income fund launched in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
PIMCO has launched its actively managed fixed income fund, PIMCO Income, in Australia. The fund aims to deliver a competitive and consistent level of monthly income distributions without compromising total return. As a secondary objective, it also aims ...

Decimal makes international debut

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Decimal Software (Decimal) has signed an agreement with a "leading global professional services firm" allowing it to scale delivery of its enterprise grade robo-advice platform to international banks and financial services companies. The Memorandum ...

SMSFs have cash top of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
Self-managed superannuation fund investors are moving their assets into cash and term deposits at the highest rate in more than four years, according to new data from OneVue. The superannuation and investment management back office provider said cash ...

Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... offerings or products available that allow a ready investment for fund managers; and funds have limited budgets in their active management. However Beauchamp explains that agriculture fund managers have stepped up their professional management capabilities ...