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LGS adds 15 ETFs to member-direct option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... Russell Investments, State Street and Vanguard. In addition to ETFs, DIY investors in LGS can also allocate to ASX300 equities and term deposits. "Our DIY option offers members all the security, compliance and administrative services you'd expect from ...

Aberdeen CIO jumps ship to M&G

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... replacement for Richards, Aberdeen said her duties would be taken over by global head of alternatives Andrew McCaffery, head of equities, fixed income and property Hugh Young and deputy chief executive Andrew Laing. Commenting on her departure from Aberdeen ...

BetaShares Australian share fund gets Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... In its review, Lonsec said the fund provides investors with an efficient means of gaining exposure to the Australian equities market in a risk-controlled manner. Additionally, Lonsec commended the fund for using Milliman, one of the world's largest providers ...

Morningstar says retirees need balance

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... likelihood of not running out of money over a 30-year retirement period, Morningstar finds greater certainty comes with fewer equities in an investment portfolio. "Once you are at the 70% [success] probability level, more equities produces higher withdrawal ...

Kardinia appoints analyst from Telstra Super

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... Bennelong Funds Management absolute return boutique from Telstra Super, where he was senior portfolio manager, Australian equities. He has also held roles at the Myer Family Company, as a portfolio manager and Australian equities analyst; Goldman Sachs/JBWere ...

Bell Direct to deliver "smarter robo-advice"

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... clients access to the Stock Doctor research platform. As a result, Bell Direct clients using Stock Doctor to research equities (and how they fit into investment objectives) can trade from the platform and update their Bell Direct accounts in real-time. ...

Hedge funds up 2.4% in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... neutral/quant, long/short equity and multi-strategy. On average, AIMA's statement continued, hedge funds outperformed equities and fixed income on a headline and risk-adjusted basis. "While 2015 will not be remembered as a vintage year for the industry ...

Future Fund puts in another strong year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... been paring back its exposure to equity market risk over the last 12 months, falling from a total of 39.1% in listed equities at 31 December 2014 to 31.0% at 31 December 2015. Cash rose to 20.5% of the portfolio at year end 2015, up from 12.8% at the ...

Report highlights sea-change in asset owner operations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... already been seen in Australia, most publicly from AustralianSuper who has hired staff to manage global and domestic equities. The report said two-thirds of Australian superannuation funds expect to bring more asset management operations in-house over ...

ETFs saw record growth in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... globally," said BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur. He added, "After several years of appetite for international equities products, in 2015 we saw a more even split between Australian equities and developed market international equities, resulting ...