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Crestone open for business after UBS deal completes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... and better fundamentals than developed market sovereign and corporate bonds and should be considered as a standalone asset class using an unconstrained approach. "Based on fundamentals, emerging market debt is delivering better returns and lower risks ...

Bentham hires portfolio manager from Credit Suisse

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
Bentham Asset Management has appointed a senior portfolio specialist from Credit Suisse. Daniel Conti joins boutique global credit investment manager having spent the past nine years working in the asset management division of Credit Suisse where he ...

AMP Capital partners to launch first active infra ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
AMP Capital has partnered to launch Australia's first actively-managed listed infrastructure exchange-traded fund. Working with BetaShares, AMP Capital has listed the AMP Capital Global Listed Infrastructure Securities Fund (Unhedged) (Managed Fund) ...

Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... several undue concerns from investors about emerging markets and they should be cautious about underweighting the asset class. In a recent self-authored white paper, William Blair portfolio manager of emerging markets strategies Todd McClone explains ...

Former Equititrust CEO appeal refused

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... financial services licensee. Equititrust is the responsible entity of the Equititrust Income Fund (EIF) and Equititrust Priority Class Income Fund. EIF, which collapsed in 2011, was a mortgage fund which lent retail investors pooled funds for property ...

Macquarie infrastructure head joins KKR

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... global infrastructure platform. We're excited to welcome her on board as we continue to explore opportunities in the asset class globally." Davies added she was looking forward to working in close collaboration with the global team as it looks to build ...

Super funds reverse poor start to 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... the GFC and is overlaid by a lower inflation environment. On an annual basis Australian equities, often the largest asset class in many balanced funds, have contributed a negative 4.9% return as the market has progressively drifted down since early 2015. ...

BetaShares launches model portfolio service for advisers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... first module is a strategic asset allocation (SAA) based on forward-looking expected return and risk for each major asset class optimised in accordance with APRA's standard risk measure. The second module is a dynamic asset allocation (DAA) which dynamically ...

PE and VC critical to Aussie growth: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Australian private equity and venture capital funds recorded a net-of-fees return of 18.4% in 2015, according to the latest data from the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) and Cambridge Associates. The CA Australia Index ...