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HSBC pitches low vol strategy to instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... equities exposure, but they don't like volatility. At the same time, they are very aware that they need this international equities exposure." HSBC Global Asset Management managed US$28.6 billion at the end of 2014 in passive strategies.

Pengana partners with queen of small caps

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... was a co-foundering partner and portfolio manager at Wanger Asset Management where she was head of the international equities team and lead portfolio manager of the Acorn International Fund. The fund will have an initial capacity of US$500 million ($633 ...

Netwealth launches multi asset MDA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... the near future the MDA will include access to other asset classes such as fixed income, listed bonds and international equities. "For advisers it is a fantastic way to outsource investment in asset classes where they might not have the expertise," he ...

Defensive pension pots just won't last

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... However those who invest in a more diversified portfolio (43% cash/fixed income, 26% Australian equities, 17% international equities, 10% alternatives and 5% property), would be able to fund their retirement, on average, for an additional eight years ...

FEATURE: How ETFs are changing adviser asset allocation thinking

LAURA MILLAN, ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... flows in the market." At this stage, the most popular ETFs tend to either provide significant exposure to international equities (particularly US equities), Australian high-yield equities (which provide income as capital growth has slowed) or high-interest ...

Vanguard is Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... Mutual (Domestic Equities), SGH ICE/Equity Trustees (Domestic Equities - Small Caps), Arrowstreet Capital (International Equities), Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities (Listed Property) and UBS Tactical Beta (Undiscovered Manager). According to Morningstar ...

Centric selects Maverick Capital for $50 million allocation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
Findex-owned Centric Wealth (Centric) has invested $50 million in international equities with Maverick Capital following a global equity manager review, it announced today. Maverick Capital, based in the US, was founded in 1993 and has over $9 billion ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed ETF for US equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... been much scrutiny in recent years around the costs and benefits of active managers, with more than 85% of international equities active managers underperforming a passive benchmark over the three-year and five-year periods to June 30 2014," Vynokur ...

What if SMSFs flocked to global equities in 2015?

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... equity allocation is around 40% of an average fund's assets under management. Only between 1% and 2% goes to international equities. If this demand for Australian equities goes elsewhere, "a major support for the dividend trade in Australia will become ...

ETF market breaks multiple industry records

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... 2014," said BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur. "Products providing exposure to developed market international equities, particularly the US, were the largest beneficiary of inflows throughout the year, attracting approximately $1.4 billion." ...