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Modern Silk Road presents investment jewel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... creation of the Belt and Road model portfolio was in direct response to its clients looking to offer engaging investing thematic alternatives to their own clients. "In this case specifically, we are addressing our clients' request to make available a ...

Nikko AM to disrupt with acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... exclusivity to provide ARK products and investment strategies in Japan and the Asia Pacific. ARK specialises in thematic investing in disruptive innovation, identifying companies that it believes are leading and benefiting from cross-sector innovations ...

Short-termism obsession misses premia: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... alternative weighting strategies lead to outperformance against the cap-weighted benchmark." Another strategy is thematic investing, whereby a majority of investors believe it enhances a portfolio's value - but at the same time deem it is complex to ...

Global economy biased toward active management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... see volatility as an opportunity to outperform the market. More than half (54%) agreed investing in alternatives and thematic strategies is essential. There is a marked shift from the old passive and long-only active models to a mixture of active and ...

AMP Capital launches global equity fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... portfolio between 25 and 35 companies with strong current or anticipated cash generation. The fund will seek tailwinds of thematic drivers with favoured investment themes including changing demographic trends, and where possible, seek environmental ...

Investors driving impact demand

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... measurements and the impact and made sure that that money is ring fenced to purpose." In response to the growing demand for thematic and impact investments, AXA Investment Managers will be launching its AXA IM Women's Fund globally in 2017. The fund ...

Henderson EM fund rated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... markets. All of the world's population growth is going to happen in emerging markets," Gaden said. "As a result of this thematic, we have seen strong demand from Australian investors for an investment approach which invests in high quality emerging markets ...

Charter Hall unveils new REIT

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... equity demand to continue to support Charter Hall's demonstrable capacity to secure quality assets that meet the Long WALE thematic." Charter Hall appointed J.P. Morgan Australia and UBS AG, Australia Branch, as joint lead managers on the transaction ...

MSCI measures insto ESG exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... client consultation with more than 25 global asset owners and managers, who agreed "there is room for new impact-oriented thematic investment approaches in public equity markets." "To date, impact investing has largely been limited to small-scale, private ...

Blue Sky and Goldman Sachs partner for student accommodation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... export industry, worth in excess of $18 billion per annum and growing. The ability to scale further into this domestic thematic, in part due to the region's proximity to a rapidly expanding Asian middle class, is a key focus for the partnership," Vaggelas ...