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Small caps beating blue chips: Lonsec

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 index for the first time in four years, according to Lonsec research. As Lonsec's Australian Equities Smaller Company Sector Review noted, the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index returned 10.2% in 2015, compared to the 2.6% return ...

Riskier glidepaths could be one retirement answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... practically because it flies in the face of what feels like the safe answer for someone older. To say I'm going to start adding equities when you reach 85, that sounds mad but we'll have to see."

QIC equities head joins Silicon Valley firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
QIC's head of equities has left the group to join a Silicon Valley-based firm co-founded by a former QIC chief strategist. Rob Wood was head of equities at QIC from 2009 to 2015; prior to that, he was head of world equities at Suncorp. He has also held ...

VicSuper creates climate change committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... obligations as a signatory to the United Nations-backed Montreal Pledge by publishing the carbon intensity of the fund's equities portfolio on its website. Dundon said this information was also included on member benefit statements to "improve access ...

Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... Australia's exchange-traded product (ETP) market was the beacon for inflows in 2015, amassing more than $5.7 billion. It said equities were the main beneficiary with inflows of more than $4.9 billion, with Australian equities collecting $2.2 billion. ...

International pension fund creates stewardship group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... perspective. The group will also analyse environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in domestic and international equities, and "promote collaboration between equity owners and businesses." GPIF recently appointed director of the public markets ...

PIMCO receives Zenith upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... to fixed income strategies that seek out opportunities for attractive income with significantly lower volatility than equities can be helpful for investors constructing a truly diversified portfolio. We see clients using our strategies in portfolios ...

Wingate hires head of research from London

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Boutique global equities manager Wingate Asset Management has appointed an investment manager from a UK firm to a newly-created head of research role. Hugh Selby-Smith joins the firm's Melbourne office from London-based Omni Partners, where he was responsible ...

Shaw and Partners appoints CBA, Macquarie vet

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... Shaw and Partners has appointed a new head of corporate finance. Geoff Carrick joins the firm from CBA Institutional Equities, where he was head of capital markets. Prior to that, he worked at RBS Australia and spent 15 years with Macquarie Capital. ...

Australian Ethical appoints equities analyst

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Australian Ethical has appointed Mark Williams to its investment team as an equities analyst. Williams joins Australian Ethical from Morgans where he worked as an analyst. Prior to this he worked for ABN AMRO/RBS/CIMB. Australian Ethical chief investment ...