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Advice, but not as you know it

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... portfolio strategy changes are appropriate," he said. "The danger sometimes is seeking to introduce changes to investment strategy when the environment is fundamentally unclear." Ultimately, Karagianis said sitting still can be difficult but it is sometimes ...

New Future Fund chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... to developing the way the organisation works as well as driving the development and implementation of its investment strategy," Costello said. "His knowledge of the organisation, combined with his global perspective on institutional investment, make ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... that any investment in fossil fuels can be a concern for investors, and as such we are actively reviewing our investment strategy," the spokesperson said. "We tightened our existing fossil fuel screen in April 2019 and expect to tighten further again ...

Markets slump as US jobless claims hit 30m

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... GFC. It comes after US GDP slumped by 4.8% in the first quarter of the year. Perpetual multi-asset head of investment strategy Matt Sherwood said the poor data had resulted in heavy losses around the world overnight. "The MSCI World Index declined by ...

Super CIOs defend illiquid assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... isn't really going to change the way super funds invest. "We don't think that portfolio construction, investment strategy or risk management actually changes because of COVID-19," he said. Rather, Rieck said, COVID-19 is a valuable lesson on ...

Best MySuper products revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... industry funds on top for market share and performance as at December end. For MySuper products with a single investment strategy (as opposed to lifecycle products) AustralianSuper was on top. The largest super fund in Australia has over $100 billion ...

Former CFSGAM executive joins industry fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... investment team in a move designed to bring the fund "independent, external advice and support" for its overall investment strategy and approach. Legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl said Fernandes as well aligned to the fund's "strategic positioning ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... they suffer, Bennelong Funds Management research relationships director Stuart Fechner said. "A passive index investment strategy has no levers to pull, no flexibility at all to move or position itself in one sector (or stock) more so (or less so) than ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... and emerging market and developing economies are in recession." Despite this, BlackRock iShares head of APAC investment strategy, ETF and index investing Thomas Taw said investment inflows into China had soared. "Following the initial outbreak of COVID-19 ...

Consumers looking for reassurance: MetLife

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... if they have a financial advisor: 30% have checked their superannuation balance, and 11% have changed their investment strategy." Chesne Stafford, chief customer and marketing officer at MetLife Australia said super funds and financial advisers have ...