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UK multi-asset favourite pushes for super fund mandates

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013

... needs to beat an equity market benchmark," he explained. "Most investors are getting it wrong, buying a bit of each asset class and hoping to be diversified. We know from recent years that market stress causes correlations to go to one and everything ...

Women in Super raises $14.8m for cancer research

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013

Advocacy group Women in Super raised $14.8 million to breast cancer research through its annual event "Women in Super Mother's Day Classic", the organisation announced yesterday. This year the event will be held on May 12 in all capital cities and regional ...

The year of balanced funds and fixed income: report

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013

Multi sector or balanced funds took in the largest net inflows of Australian discrete asset classes in 2012, according to Morningstar's inaugural Annual Global Flows Report. The research found that multi sector funds inflows reached $6.46 billion and ...

Advisers open to double allocation to global equities

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013

... money. Australian equities emerged the clear investment of choice among advisers with a 70:30 split in favour of the asset class. Howitt put forward a strong defense for Aussie equities, championing the investment potential of 'thoroughbreds' in the ...

Hedge fund inflows set to double

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013

Record low bond yields and the return of global confidence should see inflows into alternative equity strategies more than double in 2013, according to PIMCO executive vice president Ryan Korinke. The hedge fund expert, who is over from the US to meet ...

CORRECTION: Unfair 2-and-20 fees cast shadow over future of VCs

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013

... in the superannuation industry. "If we're about to go to an environment in MySuper where we are excluded from the asset class, how bad is that as an outcome for members and investors?" Towers Watson head of portfolio construction Ross Barry said that ...

Pricing of unlisted assets call for new model: Northfield

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013

... unlisted asset from property to art, stamps and even cultured mushrooms, Wade explained. "It can be applied to whatever asset class we look at, whatever we can we get to the revenue strings and if we can't, we try to understand the demand and supply ...

EM corp bonds better than US: CFSGAM

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013

... Williamson concedes that last year is unlikely to be matched for a very long time, the fundamental drivers of the asset class remain. Even in the context of a predicted bond bubble, she says that investors should still have fixed interest assets in their ...

NGS Super lists portfolio holdings

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013

... growth and income. "For each of our 12 investment options, NGS Super members can also see the top holdings for each asset class within their chosen investment option, as well as the sector breakdown, in an interactive, online format," he said. On the ...

MySuper still ontrack despite low license applications

ALEX DUNNIN, LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013

... expected to convert their default options in their MySuper product, thus minimising the complexity around the the product class. Super fund Sunsuper, which made history as the first super fund to receive approval this month said the process was relatively ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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