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Investors seek inflationary refuge in diversification strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
A bfinance quarterly Manager Intelligence and Market Trends report has shown that investors have sought enhanced sources of real return to combat rising inflation. The first quarter of 2022 has created a period of renewed uncertainty as investors grappled ...

Integrated Portfolio Solutions offers Private Markets solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
... (HNWI) portfolios across the board. In contrast to traditional investments, alternative assets are less dependent on market trends," Ellis said. He said it's not uncommon for HNWIs to have 20-50% of their portfolios held in alternatives. IPS currently ...

AMP reports mixed quarter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... after the transition of the mandate to an index-based investment strategy, announced earlier this year, in line with market trends. Our Private Markets teams have continued to invest on behalf of our infrastructure clients and build its pipeline of o ...

MUFG, First Sentier hire sustainable investment lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... developing the institute's research programme which will include macro-level research on sustainable investment topics, market trends and industry practices. She joins from MSCI, where she was an ESG research analyst. Karadzhova has also held analyst ...

Rice Warner prepares to shut up shop

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... years. The flagship Rice Warner product was the Superannuation Market Projections report which provided commentary on market trends and projections for asset size. Since the early 2000s, Rice Warner had worked for several industry super funds and master ...

US considers restricting ESG in pensions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... ineluctably follow from the fact that an investment promotes ESG factors, or that it arguably promotes positive general market trends or industry growth, that the investment is a prudent choice for retirement or other investors." Now, the DOL proposes ...

Top equities managers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... underperformed. Over the past three months, IT, consumer discretionary and energy sectors outperformed the benchmark. "Market trends and stock leadership seen in the first three quarters of the financial year saw some reversal in the last quarter," Mercer ...

Platform hires former Netwealth distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... that in Nick and he brings an enormous amount of experience." Bignill said the company has been bolstered by recent market trends, with inflows increasing on the back of adviser migration. "We're seeing a huge amount of funds under management migrating ...

RC sting felt in finance pay packets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
Perceptor has revealed the state of financial services salaries and bonuses in its 2019/2020 Market Trends and Salary Review. The boutique recruiter pointed to the outcomes of the Royal Commission as a leading factor in the changes. "There is no doubt ...

QIC launches China bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... "In the future, we hope to deepen our cooperation with QIC to create more high-quality products together to meet market trends and client needs." Queensland deputy premier Jackie Trad said: "The establishment of the QIC Ping An China Corporate Bond Fund ...