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Jo Townsend named chief executive of NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... replaces Whineray who resigned from his role at NZ Super last May after 15 years with the super fund and five years in the top job. As the search continued for a new chief executive, NZ Super investment chief Stephen Gilmore - a former Future Fund executive ...

T. Rowe Price launches bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... aims to achieve risk-adjusted returns across global bond markets issued by governments and government-related entities. Its top holdings include 29% in US treasuries, and bonds issued by the Swedish and German governments of 22.1% and 10.4% respectively. ...

Platypus AM appoints new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... analyst in 2008 before being appointed portfolio manager for Platypus' flagship equities portfolio in 2016, will take on the top job. Platypus said during her 15-year tenure, Stevanovic has been an integral member of the investment team and worked closely ...

Funds SA asset allocation head to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... SA, we thank Brendan for his valuable contribution and wish him all the best in his future career." Piteo - appointed to the top job last September - said the fund's chief investment officer would lead the asset allocation program while he considered ...

Australian Ethical eyes small caps as play for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... healthcare and climate solutions, are poised to deliver a performance premium over the next 12 months. Notably, the fund's current top picks, especially in the tech sector, include Gentrack, Bravura Solutions, Mach7 Technologies, Ansarada, and Janison ...

Why active managers are falling behind in emerging markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... equities. "The dispersion in active returns year on year is significant - it is not uncommon for the difference between the top manager and the bottom manager to be 45% over a single 12-month period," he said. The research found while single factor strategies ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid 'new market regime'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... economic slowdown. "Across all fixed income segments, corporate debt is attracting interest from investors. Corporates were the top choice for investors allocating to investment-grade and below investment-grade fixed income markets as well as private ...

Listed companies drive economy's momentum: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... So, that's what we've done." This is to avoid idiosyncratic risk. Looking at the one-year forward valuation of the top 100 listed stocks, Bruce's analysis calculates it to be roughly 15x, which is about the long-term average. Furthermore, he ...

Investors being influenced by the 'Powell pivot'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... "Managers...have navigated duration positioning satisfactorily but do not demonstrate clear evidence of skillfully timing top-down duration bets. "Beating the benchmark does not define 'success,' especially in sectors where the majority of managers have ...

Inaugural CSLR levy slugs advisers $18.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... sector years ago, there won't be a financial advice sector left to have confidence in," she said. "Coming as it does on top flies in the face of making advice more accessible and affordable for consumers, which is the stated aim of our government." ...