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Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... developed world, meanwhile, will not be able to keep pace. Western Europe should see little change at all while North America, the fastest grower among developed regions, grows its population by 40%. "Investment firms must consider these dramatic changes ...

Hedge funds suffer worst year since 2011

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Last year was a bad one for hedge funds as they suffered their worst returns since 2011. Numbers from industry researcher Eurekahedge showed that its benchmark hedge fund index returned 1.56% in 2015. Though that's the worst absolute return in four ...

QIC bolsters infrastructure team

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... corporate strategy to QIC and helping build its relationships and broaden its investment opportunities and offerings in North America." QIC head of global infrastructure Ross Israel added, "I'm delighted that an infrastructure executive of Eric's calibre ...

IFM Investors launches new equities team

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... year. The company manages about $64.5 billion and is owned by 30 superannuation funds. It has investment teams in North America, Australia and Europe, managing institutional strategies across infrastructure (equity and debt), debt investments, listed ...

HUB24 adds international portfolios to platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... own international listed companies via professionally managed portfolios from more than 15 global markets across North America, Europe and Asia. Arnhem Investment Management will be the first manager available on the platform with its Australia+ strategy ...

Most global equities managers outperformed in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... been "making the right calls in certain geographies and sectors." Strategies that paid off were being overweight North America relative to the rest of the world and overweight developed markets relative to emerging markets. The most profitable sectors ...

Super fund appetite for property funding up

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Australian superannuation funds are stepping in to fill a funding gap for property development left by the big four banks' increased capital requirements, according to a specialist capital provider. Real estate investment management firm Qualitas, which ...

Governance becoming key investor concern

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... Management. Based on a survey of 293 institutional investors, trustees, managers and consultants in the UK, Europe, North America, Canada and Asia-Pacific, the Aberdeen research indicates that the vast majority (89%) of respondents viewed good corporate ...

Shaw and Partners appoints another Macquarie vet

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... 17 hires reported in Financial Standard since July - including former chief executive of Macquarie Private Wealth North America Earl Evans, who joined as head of private wealth - 11 have held positions at Macquarie.

AXA IM targets under-researched stocks

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... deterrent." The strategy's universe is $6.7 billion of small cap stocks above US$100 million ($139.6 million) in North America (58.1%), Europe (25.3%), Japan (10.1%) and Asia Pacific (6.5%).