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Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... think to myself what a wonderful world..." -- Louis Armstrong Yes Virginia, if the strong performance of most major equity markets around the world is any indication, 2018 will not be just a happy New Year but a happier one. The first week of 2018 tally ...

SuperConcepts launches admin tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services revealed that SMSFs with more members tend to shun riskier equity markets and invest more heavily in cash, a lower risk asset class and one that more investors are familiar with. Men are bigger risk ...

SSGA dismisses ETF bubble concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... US head of capital markets David LaValle believes the concerns regarding ETFs causing valuation distortions in equity markets are founded in some fundamental misunderstandings about these investment vehicles. Speaking as part of a SPDR Bites briefing ...

Perpetual chief executive resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... wealth management arm. New client growth in target segments, as well as higher non-market related revenue and higher equity markets led to a before tax profit of $40.5 million for Perpetual Private, 18% higher than FY16.

ARCO Investment Management launches new strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... market. "Given these issues, in addition to a number of geo-political risks which have been largely ignored by equity markets to date, we shouldn't be surprised that many sophisticated investors are increasing their portfolio allocation to alternative ...

Watermark hires global equities lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
Watermark Funds Management looked offshore to appoint a global equity markets lead. Hailing from London, Harvey Migotti will join the Sydney-based long-short investment manager as head of international equities. He was most recently an analyst at global ...

CommInsure awards $300m risk premia mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... Anthony Lawler said. "GAM Systematic brings solutions to the table that are uncorrelated to the global bond and equity markets over the cycle, and that is clearly something that our clients seek in today's environment." GAM head of alternative risk premia ...

Diversification trumping growth: Schroders

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... months, "growth-oriented exposure and lack of concern about a market correction have both proven well founded." "Equity markets have delivered positive total returns (+1% in Australia, +10% in global equities (A$ hedged) and -1% in A-REITs). Although ...

First State Super awards global microcaps mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... delighted to be partnering with the First State Super team in what we see as one of the most dynamic segments in global equity markets - global microcaps," Prentice said. EAM is majority-owned by its employees and was established in 2007 by Prentice ...

Markets prompt adviser asset allocation review: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... currently thinking of reviewing clients' asset allocation due to mounting geopolitical risks and overvalued US equity markets. About a third (31%) is uncertain about market valuations over the next six to 12 months, and about the same number of advisers ...