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Small-caps can improve investment trade-offs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
There is a case for global small-cap equities in Australian balanced portfolios to improve return and risk trade-offs according to a new joint research paper. The analysis suggests that an unhedged global small-cap stock allocation, weighted up to 5% ...

Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Large pension funds, including superannuation and sovereign wealth funds, are increasing their exposure to alternatives to preserve or improve return, according to the OECD 2015 Large Pension Funds Survey. The report noted that pension funds in general ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
About US$30 billion is needed for an asset owner to have the "raw materials" to implement a good investment strategy according to global consultant Willis Towers Watson. The firm's global head of investment, Chris Ford, told a recent Sydney ideas exchange ...

Whitehelm Capital and Prime Super partner for bond investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
Infrastructure manager Whitehelm Capital has led the majority investment in a senior secured bond issuance by Autovia del Noroeste (Aunor), a mature shadow toll road located in Murcia, Spain. Whitehelm's investment was made on behalf of industry superannuation ...

Acadian appoints VP

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Acadian Asset Management (Australia) has appointed a vice president, portfolio management and research, to be based in the Sydney office. Suhail Mehra will take on the new role and will be responsible for the portfolio management of a number of Acadian's ...

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

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Institutional investors worldwide are turning to objective and factor-based investment approaches, such as smart beta, to meet their investment goals given the global low interest rate environment. This is one of the findings of State Street Global ...

Social media ETF proves possibilities are endless

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
The launch of a new ETF which exposes investors to the companies most talked about on social media proves index investing is limited only by product providers' imagination. The new product, launched on the NYSE by Toronto-based alternative fund manager ...

Super funds presented in-housing framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
The path for superannuation funds insourcing their investment management has become clearer with researchers developing an industry framework that tackles in-housing complexities. The framework was presented at a recent Centre for International Finance ...

Africa to become major alpha source

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Insync Funds Management has predicted Africa will become the "next big growth region" for global investors. This is largely driven by the rise in African consumer markets, which have become a major profit driver for consumer multinationals, according ...

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... customers, but "the issues the Australian Labor Party is talking about have already been examined." MA1/4nchenberg said the ALP's proposal would have international ramifications for Australia. "Banks are particularly concerned that a call for a royal ...