Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 561 - 570 of 1707 results for "Asset allocation"

Future Fund returns 11.5%, crosses $160bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... levels in January and moved to a more neutral positioning during the second half, chief executive David Neal said. Asset allocation at June end stood at: Aussie equities (7% of the portfolio), developed markets listed equities (18.5%), emerging markets ...

Perpetual profits dip, investments down 29%

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... rebound in the first half of the year, as super funds continued to take their investments in-house and change their asset allocation mix. Its stable of equities, multi-asset and credit and fixed income funds managed a total of $27.1 billion at June end ...

Industry fund names new CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... $15 billion Equipsuper based in Victoria, where he was responsible for investment process and outcomes across asset allocation, investment strategy, manager selection, alternatives, implementation and risk management. His prior experience in superannuation ...

Patersons launches first SMAs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... will often contract out all or part of their investment selection to either an investment committee or to an asset allocation specialist," Wigzell said. "SMAs standardise model portfolios based around research and strategy, then match that to clients ...

Tasplan recruits new chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... investing experience to the role and was also a former partner in Mercer's wealth business, chair of its Dynamic Asset Allocation Committee and Global Dynamic Asset Allocation Committee. Stuart replaces Ian Lundy who left the fund in March after ...

Irish pension funds reduce equity exposure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... to equities and diversifying into property, infrastructure and hedge funds instead. Mercer's 2019 European Asset Allocation survey also shows average equity allocations for Irish defined benefit schemes have fallen to just 28%, down from 34% in 2018. ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... have led to a decline in the perceived attractiveness of major European economies. Brexit is now influencing asset allocation decisions for 64% of sovereigns, while internal politics in continental Europe are impacting decision for 46% of sovereigns," ...

Yarra hires head of macro, strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... firm's fixed income and equities teams. Tim Toohey will work closely with Yarra on financial markets outlook and asset allocation, as its new head of macro and strategy. Toohey spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs as the chief economist and head of macro ...

Frontier expands business, hires five

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... functions across different asset classes. Having recently lectured at RMIT, Ann Tran joins the capital markets and asset allocation team as an econometrics associate, bringing her background in economic research and macroprudential policies for emerging ...

Advisers wary of unlisted assets: Sunsuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
Many financial advisers believe unlisted assets lack transparency and are illiquid, growth investments. At the Sunsuper Adviser Roadshow in Sydney yesterday, an audience of advisers was informally polled on their thoughts about alternative, unlisted ...