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Super funds cut exposures to banks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... are intensely commingled. The potential for contagion risk is therefore high," the report said. "But while Australian equities stock holdings are very concentrated, the significant fund by fund variation affirms these portfolios are actively managed ...

EQT appoints asset management leaders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... become the firm's head of asset management, with former Invesco head of equities Chris Haynes appointed head of Australian equities. Thompson and Haynes having worked together since 2013 at Thompson's boutique investment firm, Northward Capital. Equity ...

Pinnacle launches new affiliate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... Schroders portfolio manager. Pinnacle entered into an agreement to establish Longwave Capital Partners, an Australian equities investment management affiliate that will be led by David Wanis as managing director. Pinnacle will hold 40% of the total shareholding ...

SMSFs seek offshore diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... rose by 1.3% in the 12 months to June 2018, climbing to 14.4% from 13.1%. At the same time, allocations to Australian equities also increased slightly from 35.4% to 36.6% since June 2017. In the same period, allocations to cash and short term deposits ...

Arnhem portfolio manager departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... Asset Management's ABN AMRO Asset Management in The Netherlands. ABN AMRO Asset Management established an Australian equities capability in Sydney in 2000 which would later become Arnhem, with BNP Paribas Asset Management retaining a 40% stake. News ...

DNR Capital tries small caps on for size

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... potential because many active managers don't delve deep enough into emerging companies. Earlier this year, DNR's Australian equities income portfolio manager Scott Kelly spoke to Financial Standard about how he determines what qualifies as quality, highlighting ...

SMSFs outperforming MySuper: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... outcomes, SuperGuard 360 said. SuperConcepts figures show SMSFs are increasingly shifting away from cash to Australian equities. Cash and short-term deposits dropped from 19.8% to 17.3% in the 12 months to June 2018, according to a survey of 2600 SMSFs. ...

ETFs now at $41.5 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... largely from investors pulling money out of Australian shares. Yet the three biggest ETFs by market cap are all Australian equities: the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ($3.7 billion), iShares S&P 500 ($3 billion), Vanguard Australian shares index ETF ($2.9 billion). ...

SMSF cash allocation dips

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
Self-managed superannuation funds are increasingly shifting away from cash to Australian equities, latest SuperConcepts figures show. Cash and short-term deposits dropped from 19.8% to 17.3% in the 12 months to June 2018, according to SuperConcepts' ...

The changing face of SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... despite the considerable head start enjoyed by long-established domestic LICs," the report reads. In regards to Australian equities, SMSF investors are still frequently looking outside of the Top 20. Frustrated by underperformance, mid and small cap ...