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Instos unclear about ETF value

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
Australian institutional investors are in the middle of an education process when it comes to figuring out what an ETF is, how it works, and how it will benefit them, iShares head of fixed income strategy Matthew Tucker said. Retail and wealth investors ...

Instos must stress test: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
To make the most of 2017, institutional investors will need to be across market fragmentation, the shift from monetary to fiscal stimulus, capital abundance and long-term structural change. Global consultant Mercer says these themes all present risks ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... sustainable investing between the Americans, the Europeans and Australians," Cheang says. Ultimately, super funds and other instos have to be clear on what they are trying to accomplish. "If you're trying to accomplish alignment with the beliefs and ...

Instos consider Aussie infrastructure plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Industry superannuation funds and other institutional investors were watching with interest yesterday as the Federal Government unveiled its infrastructure strategy for the next 15 years. Most significant is the government's development of a freight ...

Foreign instos keen on Aussie real estate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Foreign institutional investment in Australian real estate is down more than 7% in the 12 months to October 2016 when compared to same period in 2015. In the past year 324 cross-border property transactions were recorded in Australia with a value of ...

US core property on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... diversification. L&B Realty Advisors executive vice president and senior portfolio manager Christian Metten said Australian instos are seeking US core property as a portfolio diversifier rather than collecting the simple real returns. "One of the things ...

Instos should reconsider hedging strategies: PIMCO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
Institutional investors with globally diversified portfolios should consider making their currency hedging decisions at the portfolio level on a currency-by-currency basis if they wish to truly mitigate risk, according to new research from PIMCO. The ...

Valuation dispersion creating opportunity for instos to retilt

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
The dispersion in valuations between the cheapest and the most expensive stocks is the widest it has been at any point since the dotcom boom, according to the founder of global asset manager Pzena Investment Management. The most expensive quintile of ...

Instos seeking smart carbon plays

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... institutional investors. Impax Asset Management managing director and co-head of listed equities, Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, says instos are looking for ways to complement their overall resources exposure and investing in energy efficiency companies is a smart ...

Canadian instos approved for Aussie ag investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Two Canadian institutional investors now have regulatory approval to acquire 49% of the Australian arm of diversified natural resource company Glencore Agriculture. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it will not oppose the ...