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Further monetary stimulus risks woeful asset returns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... Standard Life Investments' Andrew Milligan. The head of global strategy for the Edinburgh-based fund manager said asset returns were likely to be much lower in the coming years than they have been historically. Under its own modelling, Standard Life ...

NAB posts $1.7bn net loss from Clydesdale IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... delivering against our strategic priorities is producing results and laying the foundations for sustainable growth and returns." NAB's Wealth division did particularly well in the half-year, reporting an 11.7% increase in cash earnings to $249 million. ...

Higher recession risk creates opportunity in large miners: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... crisis, explaining that the style tends to be less effective during times of market distortions and that the highest future returns have historically been on offer when the performance differential between value and growth investing is at its greatest. ...

BTIM announces global leadership team

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... talent as the business expands and grows, and in order to pursue our objectives of delivering strong long-term investment returns and service to clients." BTIM chair James Evans added: "BTIM has had significant growth since the acquisition of JOHCM in ...

Three Aus funds awarded AAA climate rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... risk - clearly signaling that these leaders see managing climate risk as a core function in protecting their financial returns," said Connor. Local Government Super (LGS) was ranked number one in Australia and number two globally, slipping from first ...

Instos turn to smart beta in low-return world: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... consideration of risk - it also confronts investors with a need to focus from a top-down perspective on the drivers of returns in their underlying asset class choices."

Multi-asset products continue to grow

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... CPI+ benchmarks," said Newman. Multi-asset strategies are often seen as an effective way to generate solid risk-adjusted returns, with performance driven predominantly by asset class diversification. However Newman warns that in periods of systematically ...

Milliman calls out "failures of diversification"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... The goal, Milliman continued, was to "control volatility" using direct risk management so as to "turbocharge compound returns." The report compared the performance of the S&P 500 to the S&P 500 15% Risk Controlled Index since 2009, and noted that while ...

Future Fund keeps powder dry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... with a return of 7.4%, it is still ahead of its rolling target of CPI+4.5%, or 7%, since inception. "We see prospective returns on risk at a lower level than in the immediate past years. We are also conscious that monetary authorities, having stimulated ...

Investors must adapt to 'new normal'

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... balanced approach to their investments, with a skilled manager and appropriate risk management imperative to achieving returns in such an environment. Findex chief investment officer and vice chairman of the investment committee, Kieran Canavan said ...