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SMSFs must increase global equities investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Investment platform provider HUB24 says if self-managed superannuation fund members don't increase allocations to international equities it will become difficult for the sector to create self-funded retirees. HUB24 managing director Andrew Alcock told ...

Fixed income, smart beta need better access

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... by growth in investment insourcing. Hallinan is already seeing reduced and different forms of intermediation with asset owners and advisers. UBS Asset Management head of investment strategy, Tracey McNaughton, said investment ideas need to be global ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... Willis Towers Watson. The firm's global head of investment, Chris Ford, told a recent Sydney ideas exchange that few asset owners globally have the required scale (US$30 billion) to do a good job, and those that do are under immense pressure to perform. ...

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... term demands and trends. "While indices play an important role in benchmarking - which is of critical importance to asset owners - the cap weighted nature of most indices, as well as the short-run relative-return pressure faced by our industry, may lead ...

Super investment pros make top 40

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... Australian superannuation executives have been named in a list recognising some of the top investment professionals from asset owners and allocators around the world. Recently Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Magazine named its annual 40 Under Forty list ...

Three Aus funds awarded AAA climate rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... Three Australian superannuation funds have received AAA ratings for their climate change risk management from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project's (AODP) 2016 benchmark index, The Global Climate 500 Index. Local Government Super and Australian Super ...

MSCI measures insto ESG exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... Linda-Eling Lee, said the latest framework was developed following a client consultation with more than 25 global asset owners and managers, who agreed "there is room for new impact-oriented thematic investment approaches in public equity markets." "To ...

CalPERS urges Rio Tinto to report climate change risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... within the two degree targets set by the Paris agreement." The resolution, co-filed by CalPERS and a coalition of asset owners assembled by CCLA Investment Management, focuses on five specific areas: ongoing operational emissions management; asset portfolio ...

State Street expands in Melbourne

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... Melbourne-based clients", Khoury added. According to State Street's recent global survey of pension funds, Australian asset owners are increasing their alternative asset allocations, with 65% planning to increase their exposure to real estate in the ...

Northern Trust appoints APAC head

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... Group. Here he led a team that oversees multi-asset investment programs with more than US$60 billion in assets for asset owners globally. He has been a senior investment officer and client service leader in OCIO for more than 10 years. During his career ...