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Vanguard overtakes PIMCO as largest bond manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
The great battle between active and passive investment reached new heights when Vanguard overtook PIMCO as the world's largest bond mutual fund. April data showed that PIMCO's Total Return Fund was holding $110.4 billion, while Vanguard's Total Bond ...

Perpetual Private hires two analysts

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
Perpetual Private has bolstered its investment research team with the appointed two new analysts. David Blunt and Deana Leong have joined the high net worth advice firm's 11 person research team, which covers capital markets research, asset allocation ...

AB appoints institutional MD

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... AB managed US$486 billion in assets, including US$244 billion on behalf of institutions, as of March 31, 2015. AB is an active, research-driven investment manager offering a range of strategies across equities, fixed income, alternative assets and risk ...

Negative Chinese news clouding opportunity: Wells Capital

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... view. The government has a lot of spending power to fix imbalances in the economy and they will use it. They are very pro-active about policy and will lower interest rates to address risks," she explained. Along with financial deregulation, the improving ...

FEATURE: Where next for risk advice?

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the clock is ticking for the industry to implement the recommendations in the Trowbridge report. Alex Burke investigates what that might mean for risk advice. "It is up to the industry now to restore public confidence ...

Future Fund ranks worst in managing climate risk

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... sovereign funds, foundations and endowment funds across five categories: transparency, risk management, low-carbon investment, active ownership and investment chain alignment.

Retirement income sector keeps pace with population changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
Total assets held in the retirement income sector are projected to reach $1 trillion by 2024, according to research by DEXX&R. In line with the Intergenerational Report's estimate that the proportion of Australians aged 65 and over will double in the ...

Mercer names successor to promoted Walsh

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Mercer has promoted Andrew Godfrey to financial services business leader for the Pacific region following predecessor Ben Walsh's appointment as managing director and market leader. Godfrey, who has more than 25 years' industry experience, was most ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed hedge fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Exchange traded funds (ETF) provider BetaShares listed a hedge fund to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund will invest its assets into cash and sell equity index futures contracts (ASX ...

Grattan issues new report on super fees

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... proceed unless there are compelling reasons not to. Moreover, even though the report argues that funds should adopt "less active" investment styles to reduce investment fees, many not-for-profit funds have rejected this approach in favour of active management ...