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IFM Investors hires chief economist

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
IFM Investors has appointed a chief economist, a newly created role for the fund manager. PhD qualified macro-economist Alex Joiner joins the firm, bringing with him over a decade of experience across Australian, New Zealand and Asian economies, with ...

Instos turn to smart beta in low-return world: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... confronts investors with a need to focus from a top-down perspective on the drivers of returns in their underlying asset class choices."

Asia Funds Passport signed off

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... region. "The Passport will better enable Australian fund managers to provide financial services to Asia's growing middle class, boosting Australian exports, while giving consumers greater investment choices." In response to the announcement, Equity Trustees ...

KPMG targets super to fix deficit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Superannuation tax concessions should be reduced to fix Australia's ballooning structural deficit, according to global audit, tax and advisory services provider KPMG. The company has specifically recommended that the annual income threshold at which ...

iShares Core launches in Australia

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... thee equity ETFs and two fixed income ETFs that be combined to construct entire portfolios and provide global multi-asset class exposure. They include the two newly launched exposures to the MSCI World Investment Market Index, which captures large, mid ...

Multi-asset products continue to grow

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... are often seen as an effective way to generate solid risk-adjusted returns, with performance driven predominantly by asset class diversification. However Newman warns that in periods of systematically low growth, even multi-asset managers may be limited ...

Milliman calls out "failures of diversification"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Milliman has criticised "typical" Australian balanced portfolios and a diversification approach to risk management. Noting that 60/40 balanced portfolios "experienced losses of 20% or more at the nadir of [the GFC]," Milliman's report said that this ...

Fixed income China's sweet spot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... slowdown will negatively impact certain countries/ industries it will benefit others. With the rise of the affluent middle class in China, demand for overseas education and outbound tourism is increasing in countries like Thailand, the UK, Australia ...

RARE Infrastructure joins mFund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... total number of funds available to 161. Ian Irvine, head of customer and business development at ASX, said that as an asset class, global infrastructure has continued to grow in popularity as investors look to diversify their portfolios. "The inclusion ...

Majority of family offices move to direct investing: FOX

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Over two thirds of US family offices (69%) are currently engaging in direct investing, according to the 2016 Family Office Exchange Global Investment Survey. The report also found that the tendency to invest directly was more common in family offices ...