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Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... International Credit Securities Index (Hedged), and iShares Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF. The report, which examines worldwide managed fund and exchange-traded product (ETP) asset flows, showed that total flows had dropped in 2015, from US$1.4 ...

Research shows ethical investing at tipping point

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... to structural factors: China is reducing its coal use, Japan is diversifying its energy mix and developed countries worldwide have falling electricity consumption rates. These changes are structural, not cyclical and we believe smart super funds will ...

Hyperion named Fund Manager of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... for International Equities. Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities was named the best Listed Property manager. Carnegie WorldWide Equity Trust won the Undiscovered Manager category. Full list of winners and finalists: Australian Fund Manager of the Year ...

Nikko AM hires chief risk management officer

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... company's director, executive deputy president Junichi Sayato. De Vries has more than 20 years of professional experience worldwide with organisations such as ABN AMRO Bank, Shinsei Bank, and Nomura International. He was most recently managing director ...

HNWIs foresee bullish 2016

ALEX BURKE  |  SATURDAY, 20 FEB 2016
... cash reserves in 2016, according to research by deVere Group. The deVere research is based on a survey of 767 investors worldwide with investable assets of more than $2 million; of this group, 76% said they intended to invest more in the first six months ...

Parametric announces LGIAsuper mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... structure in 2012 for its equity portfolios/ US-based Parametric has about US$153 billion in assets under management worldwide, including US$52.4 billion in tax-managed investment strategies.

Willis Towers Watson appoints Australasia chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... untapped potential in Australasia for the unique client insights and solutions that our new company is now delivering worldwide. "Tony is a proven talent who can apply our global strategy across the region through strong leadership."

Global central banks going for the cut

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Central banks worldwide will continue easing trends in a disinflationary global environment, according to RBC Capital Market chief economist and head of Australian research Su-Lin Ong. Speaking at the 2016 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... reflected the uncertainty around global growth overlaid with geo-political challenges. The challenges of pension funds worldwide have been severe and onerous for more than a decade with no signs of respite. The success formula remains being tough on ...

Australia carbon reporting quality on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... The KPMG Corporate Responsibility Reporting Survey 2015 identified the rate of carbon reporting across 4,500 companies worldwide, including the top 100 companies by revenue (N100) in 45 countries. Overall the research found that the rate of reporting ...