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QIC develops better anti-inflation strategy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... equities represent a hedge against inflation, yet recent research goes against this thinking," said QIC managing director of active management Susan Buckley. "The latest research actually shows that traditional assets such as bonds, equities and property ...

UN PRI needs public reporting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) board should mandate a public reporting system on the adoption of responsible investing policies to avoid the process becoming just another box ticking exercise, according to a leading ...

Macquarie launches defensive options

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Macquarie Banking and Financial Services Group is tapping the defensive investment solutions market as investors scramble to shield themselves from market volatility. The group has developed a suite of cash offerings that caters to both personal investors ...

Mercer zeroes in on ESG managers

... Mercer, the initiative comes as institutional asset owners become increasingly interested in whether managers behave as active owners of capital and ESG factors are materially integrated into their investment decision-making. Mercer's existing ESG research ...

BankWest's recruitment drive on track

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
BankWest's financial planning business has recruited 27 financial planners since its inception in December last year and is on schedule to have a financial planner in each branch, according to Mark Reid, BankWest head of retail. Reid said BankWest's ...

The fight over how to fight inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... new government, beauracrats who were stymied from public comment under the last government, are now taking a much more active role in defending and arguing the reasons for public policy. The Sydney Morning Herald is today reporting how Henry has slammed ...

From Wall Street to the Great Wall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... addition, he said a model investment portfolio included a diversified core satellite approach comprising of indexed and active investment rebalanced annually.

IFM adopts UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), bringing the FUM weight to almost $400 billion for organisations that have now signed the protocols. The UN PRI includes a set of "aspirational" ...

Apostle launches global small-mid cap fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... strategy to invest in under researched companies worldwide, which is similar to Apostle Asset Management, which uses an active management style to identify cheap under researched companies. Both investment firms target a 50 per cent cumulative return ...

Westscheme tackles ESG with Regnan

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... companies because of their place in the index. We couldn't exercise the sort of discretion that may be available to people with active portfolios to scrip positions. "We needed somebody to identify the scale of this risk and that's what the Regnan's ...