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Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... "It appears many financial planners were attuned to the fragilities in the market, having realigned their return expectations downward," Peker said. Forty-four per cent of planners said they are not involved in selecting individual investments, instead ...

What worries Aussie advisers: Natixis

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... challenging", whereas 25.3% of global advisers did. Australian advisers were also more bullish when it came to return expectations, citing likely long-term performance as 6.4%, compared with 5.5% globally. Globally, 58% of advisers judged geopolitical ...

Kapstream creates new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... for some time. "Macroeconomic reference rates remain low/subdued and consequently mainstream capital market return expectations have generally been revised down, a position we do not expect to materially change in the near to medium term," he said. A ...

High valuations drive insto investors to alternatives: BlackRock

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... strategies" is indicative of the persistence of global risks. "Despite synchronised global growth, our overall return expectations for most segments of institutional investors are well below their return targets," Conway said. "Maintaining current cash ...

Lack of expertise driving down competition: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... significant driver of this trend is that many of these businesses have failed to fulfil performance and shareholder return expectations; ADIs have typically been unable to realise all of the benefits that were expected of such financial activities," ...

Misaligned expectations advisers' biggest threat

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... between the Natixis Individual Investor Survey and Global Survey of Financial Advisers found that investor return expectations can be as high as double what advisers see as realistic. The data revealed that individual investors expect returns of 9.5% ...

Millennials' short-term thinking unrealistic

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... inflation are what is most important to investors. However, investors' short-term outlook and unrealistically high return expectations raise concerns that investors could be left disappointed." "We encourage investors to think long term when investing ...

Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... up investment in alternatives for alpha. "With now several years of buoyant equity markets, forward-looking return expectations in equities have been lowered while volatility expectations remain elevated, prompting Large Pension Funds (LPFs) to lower ...

Instos turn to smart beta in low-return world: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... Bridges report, based on a survey of 400 global institutional investors. In order to meet their relatively high return expectations - on average, respondents were looking for a five-years-plus return of 10.9% - low interest is forcing these investors ...

VicSuper awards $100m corporate bonds mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... becoming increasingly difficult. "When investment markets experience increasing levels of volatility, investor return expectations are being challenged."

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Praemium's new leadership toughens earnings yardstick

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Praemium's new leadership will be keeping a close eye on costs, with new chief executive Denis Orrock noting he will make sure the technology upgrade underway translates into stronger earnings and better returns for shareholders.

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

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Perennial expands wholesale offer for pre-IPOs

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Macquarie wealth investment chief to depart

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Macquarie chief investment officer for wealth will take on a new role at a New Zealand-based investment management firm after serving in the position for close to three years.

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