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Boutique investment manager launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... management framework. We believe that this approach ensures a consistency of performance over time and strong risk-adjusted returns." Perennial chair Anthony Patterson said: "Perennial will be running the back-office and distribution functions of Daintree ...

AllianceBernstein SMAs break new ground

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... portfolio focuses on 15 to 20 stocks from the US - all of which are high quality and able to deliver superior investment returns. In its report, Lonsec said the SMAs were "managed by a highly experienced and capable team led by portfolio managers with ...

Super funds raise $9m for social bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... investing Ian Learmonth said. "The opportunity to deliver both positive social outcomes to disadvantaged communities and returns to investors makes Social Impact Bonds particularly compelling for governments, investors and the community." The program ...

Women-led super funds outperform, so why so few leaders

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... why the proportion of women in superannuation leadership roles remains so low. Research by Rainmaker into the relative returns of super funds based on the ratio of women in senior leadership roles - board chairs, chief executives, trustee directors or ...

Emerging markets investment grows with new fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... high fees, a lack of emphasis on sustainability factors and the role that state-owned enterprises play in eroding the returns of the benchmark universe. As a result, Mercer said there are three key things to consider when investing in these regions. ...

QIC answers global infrastructure demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... pooled, unlisted investment vehicle with the objective of providing institutional investors with attractive, risk-adjusted returns via long-term exposure to a diversified portfolio of global infrastructure assets. Investors benefit immediately from investment ...

Forward thinking must underpin advice: Vanguard

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... term trends, there was an opportunity to prove their worth to clients in a world of increasing uncertainty and weaker returns. "At Vanguard we focus on the drivers of long term phenomenon in the global economy and in our research over the last decade ...

Private equity sector resilient

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... rollercoaster in 2016, according to new a report from Bain and Company. Fundraising and exit activity remain strong, while returns outperformed public markets over the short and long-term, making the private equity sector favourable to institutional ...

Super doesn't need tender system: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... like Chile's would inevitably result in funds developing products that focus on lower fees at the expense of long-term returns and the dropping of services that many members expect, such as provision of information and advice. "This would lead to inferior ...

Fidante creates small-cap boutique

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... boutique structure and leveraging Fidante's multi-boutique platform allows us to focus on what we do best - generating returns for our investors," Dougherty added. Challenger chief executive funds management Ian Saines welcomed the partnership adding ...