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How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... The critical focus of super funds is to assess the liquidity needs of its members and plan for such when making asset allocation decisions, she said. But who could have planned for a global pandemic? "The unexpected COVID-19 crisis plus the government's ...

HESTA announces three GM appointments

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... functions) and with the investments team (aligning risk and governance with manager selection, strategic and dynamic asset allocation, investment operations and market risk management and modelling). His hire comes as HESTA set a goal of internalising ...

Advice group research head departs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... establish its current operating model. "Maggie has extensive experience in research team management, strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction, developing/managing model portfolios and researching investment funds and ETFs," Anderson said. "Most ...

Investment approaches in change phase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... COVID-19 crisis may be the push superannuation funds needed as investment processes make the switch from strategic asset allocation (SAA) to a total portfolio approach (TPA). At the end of 2019, before the effects of the pandemic reached Australian shores ...

Best MySuper products revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... inconsistent correlation with returns, and was a poor indicator of what a product would return. When it came to asset allocation, MySuper products favour equities with the vast majority holding 50% or more of assets in equities. Industry funds showed ...

BNY Mellon IM boutique heads for ASX mFunds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... consistent performance at materially lower risk levels relative to competitors offering more traditional strategic asset allocation-driven processes," Insight investment director of Australia and New Zealand Bruce Murphy said. "Importantly, we understood ...

A case for flexible asset allocation: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... multi-asset approach to investing can thrive in multiple market environments. "The purpose of [flexible multi-asset allocation] is not simply to increase risk and chase returns but more importantly to avoid risks and be able to move towards capital preservation ...

Praemium adds Chi-X products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... to a growing network of financial advisers who understand the changing needs of their clients when it comes to asset allocation and portfolio construction," Jokovic said. "Managed accounts have become a significant part of the financial advice experience ...

Multi-asset strategies key in COVID-19 crisis: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... of corporates in coming months, with some of their earnings falling by 45% or more." The firm has used dynamic asset allocation, through synthetic securities to adjust its risk settings. "This has allowed us to reposition portfolios without needing to ...

Tail-risk hedging pays off for super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... and the volatility, equities and bonds are the biggest drivers behind changes; bonds have a higher weight in asset allocation, but equities tend to be more volatile."