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BTIM creates new group executive role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... years, and particularly in international markets." Rochussen said, "Since BTIM's acquisition of JOHCM in 2011, fund performance, fund flows and business growth have been very strong. The demand for our actively managed equity strategies has been particularly ...

A-REITs will have to work harder in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... have the ability to actively manage their portfolios to drive income growth over time." The fund manager says A-REIT performance in FY16 was varied across subsectors with residential surprising the most on the upside. It says the market was focused on ...

Proliferation of global equity products meet investor demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... increase to a number of possible influences, such as "attractive past returns from the sector, waning domestic market performance, and a general push for portfolio diversification." Record low yields and slow, recovering economic growth has resulted ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... capital could be depleted several years beforehand. On the other side, there are also scenarios where, due to investment performance, the drawdown rate could actually have been increased to potentially provide a more comfortable retirement. And, of course ...

Senior Perpetual executive to leave the company

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... role as he serves out his notice period. Perpetual reported an 8% lift in profits in August, largely driven by the performance of the investment management business.

Westpac tops S&P ESG index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... explained: "Integrity, one team and achievement: the values of Westpac permeate its strategy and drive sustainability performance, helping it win the industry leader title for the second year in a row. "Westpac continues to make excellent progress towards ...

New fund tapping into Indian equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... be benchmarked against the MSCI India Index in Australian dollars, with any outperformance of this attracting a 10% performance fee. India Avenue managing director Mugunthan Siva said that India's growth should appeal to Australian investors, with India's ...

A former PM, a Harvard professor and an adventurer to headline AFA conference

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... Harvard faculty in 2006 following the completion of his postdoctoral work at Harvard, Dartmouth and Columbia. Peak performance researcher Adam Fraser works with people to help them achieve better performance in all aspects of their lives. Fraser will ...

Powerwrap launches SMA service

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... deteriorated, model managers need a greater level of control over the trading experience in order to maximise their performance, particularly in asset classes such as small caps and hybrids. The ability of Powerwrap's SMA to transact in realtime allows ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... superannuation funds says it has strategically split its investment portfolio between alpha and beta to better monitor performance and asset allocation. Although not a new concept, First State Super has moved to an alpha and beta split over the last ...