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Perpetual Global Share Fund strengthens defence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... five-and-a-half year average of about 10%. The fund manager said the increased level of cash reflects concerns about elevated valuations in certain sectors and regions. Perpetual's Global Share Fund has also increased its exposure to technology and healthcare ...

EAM Investors wins first Australian mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... allocation brings a range of diversification benefits including greater access to the emerging consumer, attractive valuations and potentially higher risk-adjusted returns that complements our overall emerging markets portfolio."

Invesco adds to property team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... where he was responsible for analysis and transaction due diligence. Prior to this he held a number of positions with valuations firms and worked with APRA. "We're delighted that Louis has joined Invesco Real Estate to help manage our growing Australian ...

Dark pools effective at reducing volatility spikes: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... Liquidnet's own dark trading venue. The study aimed to show how "information leakage" affected distortions in stock valuations immediately prior to execution of a block trade; because Liquidnet's platform is entirely anonymous (trades are matched through ...

Valuation dispersion creating opportunity for instos to retilt

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
The dispersion in valuations between the cheapest and the most expensive stocks is the widest it has been at any point since the dotcom boom, according to the founder of global asset manager Pzena Investment Management. The most expensive quintile of ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... and historically low interest rates. There is an abundance of capital looking for investment opportunities, and asset valuations are therefore fully priced. We are having to work harder to find attractive investment opportunities." The Guardians recently ...

Super inefficiencies coming to the fore

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... superannuation members. There is no current requirement amongst trustees to report information about superannuation valuations and performance in a consistent or standardised manner to other trustees," Fox said. The scale of the Commission's review is ...

Parametric keeps value factors in check

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... portfolio exhibits a large negative momentum bias; and long size bias - where smaller companies show cheaper fundamental valuations, meaning the value portfolio will have strong small-cap size factor bias. Parametric director research and after-tax solutions ...

Fund managers must offer genuine partnerships

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... streams are commanding high prices but companies with a more volatile earnings stream are offering much more attractive valuations. He highlights that the Warren Buffett-owned Berkshire Hathaway is trading on a lower multiple than Campbell's Soup as ...

Frontier appoints associate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... Chelper was previously a financial analyst at K2 Asset Management. Her role at K2 primarily involved unit pricing, valuations and fund accounting. Prior to this, she worked for two years at KPMG as an accountant within the audit division. Frontier Advisors ...