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Retirement not an automatic trigger for defensive strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... with the use of derivatives and leverage." The paper also said that an alternative approach to gaining traction for institutional funds and investment managers is for asset allocation to play a bigger role. Similar to statements from Perpetual last week ...

CIOs see no let up in European debt crisis

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Europe's debt crisis remains a cause for concern for Australian institutional investors, with the ongoing saga cited as the biggest risk to returns over the next 12 months. The survey of chief investment officers represented by the Financial Services ...

Rice Warner appoints new head of super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... previously worked at Pillar, Russell and Towers Watson in client consulting, account and product management and institutional sales and strategy. Rice Warner said the appointment comes in the wake of an increased demand from its super clients, particularly ...

Global govt bonds downgrade: Towers Watson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... are offering higher yields and are exposed to lower levels of sovereign tail risk." The firm's recommendation to institutional investors is to reduce duration risk by selling some intermediate bonds to buy cash and high-quality credit to maintain portfolio ...

Attitude overhaul needed: Perpetual

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... Brandweiner, asset allocation is twice as important as stock selection when it comes to investment outcomes, yet institutional investors such as super funds or fund managers are usually only allowing one individual to manage the allocation decisions ...

FOFA provisions will go ahead: PJC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
The date is set for FOFA to start on July 1 this year with the Parliamentary Joint Committee releasing its report, complete with 15 new recommendations. In its 220-page report, the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) noted that despite industry calls ...

H3 Global wins LG Super mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... Westpac Group. The enhanced beta commodities mandate from Local Government Super in New South Wales is the third institutional mandate awarded to H3 Global in the past two years. "H3 Global has been encouraged by the take up of our enhanced beta programme ...

Smart beta gains popularity with instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... the trend towards smart beta solutions, such as minimum variance and risk weighted strategies, already apparent in institutional portfolios particularly in the Benelux countries will soon be seen more widely. "The increased focus on 'smart beta' solutions ...

Hedge fund FUM to hit $2.3 trillion by year end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... finds they expect their combined FUM to climb to $2.3 trillion by the end of 2012. Driving the expectations are institutional investors, HNW and Family Offices looking for investment performance in an environment when other investment classes are struggling ...

FTSE index launch for insto investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... provider FTSE Group today launched four new indices within the FTSE CDP Carbon Strategy Index Series that allow institutional investors to factor climate change risks into investment strategies. Partnered with CDP and ENDS Carbon, the four new indices ...