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Boost from Chinese stimulus to be short-lived

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
Goldman Sachs' investment management division has lowered its suggested allocation to emerging markets as the Chinese economy struggles to transition from a focus on exports to a focus on domestic consumption. Dr Jiming Ha, vice chairman and chief investment ...

Frantic pace of alternatives growth revealed

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Towers Watson has described the growth of alternative assets as 'inexorable' following the release of its latest report on the sector. The Global Alternatives Survey, which was conducted in conjunction with the Financial Times, total global alternative ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Monday as investors prepare for a deluge of profit news from the United States. American investors are heading into the start of the US reporting season in an optimistic mood, with the Dow Jones ending ...

All that jazz, all nonsense

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
Move on folks, go git... nothing to see here. Wall Street's down overnight on your usual garden-variety profit-taking after its record breaking climb on the eve of July 4th. Though some would have you believe something more sinister and all that jazz ...

Adviser appetite for infrastructure investments increasing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
The attractive risk/return profile and high level of income on offer from infrastructure investments mean the asset class is well suited to retail investors, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of Australian infrastructure Geoff Frankish. ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
Something's wrong - very wrong - with this picture. There's troubling news in the geo-political arena due to escalating tensions in Iraq. There's also the price of iron ore dropping to near two-year lows. And yet... the Australian dollar did a peek-a-boo ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
The Who's Who in ESG research attended this week's annual ESG RA Research Awards and the results are a mix of good, bad and magnificent. Elaine Prior is a name that needs no introduction in Australia's ESG broking community. Her research into the subject ...

Beware high correlations: AQR

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
An allocation to hedge funds is necessary to stand any chance of making any money in down markets, according to AQR Capital Management co-founder and head of client strategies David Kabiller. The former Goldman Sachs executive said that traditional ...

J.P. Morgan appoints head of Australia relationships

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed a head of Australia strategic relationships for the funds business. Mark Carlile will be in charge of creating and implementing a business strategy, as well as building strategic relationships with the major ...

Insurers upping risk to combat low yields

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
Global insurers are looking to increase risk to combat low yields, according to the third annual Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) survey of the sector. Through independent third party research firm, KRC Research, GSAM surveyed 233 senior insurance ...