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Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The opportunity for outstanding returns from the world's developing economies may have shifted to frontier markets, according to the latest annual CREATE-Research report. Commissioned by Principal Global Investors, the report is produced from the results ...

Van Eyk expands research team

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
Van Eyk Research's head of manager research Rob da Silva has continued to build his team since joining the company in late 2013, adding three analysts to its manager research team that services financial advisers. Murray Asken has joined van Eyk from ...

China unlikely to achieve 10% growth again

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
"Does the future belong to China? Maybe, but the thrill is gone," Principal Global Investors Chief Economist Bob Baur stated at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Melbourne. "We don't think China is ever going to see 10% growth again. ...

2014 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Registrations are still open for 2014 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, where leading Chief Economists will share their views on the impact of geopolitics on the local and global economy, and give insights on where the Australian dollar could ...

PGI expands global real estate team

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
Principal Real Estate Investors, part of Principal Global Investors (PGI), have expanded its global real estate team adding two portfolio managers. Shern-Ling Koh and Julian Mittag will be based in Singapore and be responsible for identifying investment ...

Developed economies to outshine emerging world in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
The interconnectedness which has played into the hands of emerging market economies in recent years is on the verge of shifting the balance the other way, according to a report by economists at Principal Global Investors. In the paper the investment ...

AusSuper's in-house plan to save $150m

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
AustralianSuper has completed the first phase of its five-year plan to bring 30% of its investment management operations in house, including the addition of 23 new staff members. The industry fund said the first phase saw the "implementation of the ...

Super in-house investment no threat to fund managers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
The tendency for big super funds to move investment in-house is no cause for alarm for investment managers, according to Principal Global Investors chief executive Grant Forster. Forster said that while funds bringing investment in-house - such as AustralianSuper ...

Surprise tapering delay boosts Australian shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Federal Open Market Committee's surprise decision not to begin tapering its stimulus measures has brought a fresh wave of confidence to Australian investors, according to industry experts. Federal Reserve chairman Ban Bernanke said the US would ...

DB schemes decline post-GFC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
Uncertainty in the wake of the global financial crisis has accelerated the move away from defined benefit (DB) retirement schemes, and towards defined contribution (DC) schemes, according the 2013 Create survey. The survey, which included responses ...