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CalPERS chief investment officer resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... in January 2019 and, last financial year, achieved a return of 4.7% - beating its 4.3% benchmark despite the extreme volatility sparked by COVID-19. He will be replaced in the interim by deputy chief investment officer Dan Bienvenue. "I deeply believe ...

GAM records $19bn in outflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... $182.3 billion on June 30, down from $202.6 billion at December end. However, it did manage to weather the COVID-19 volatility, having lifted its AUM since March 31 when it was recorded at $171 billion. Of this, $54.21 billion is investment management ...

Partners Group hires from GSFM

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... market in 2011. Late last month wound back a 2% redemption sell spread in it introduced in April as COVID-19 increased volatility. It also offers two other strategies in Australia: the Partners Group Global Multi-Asset Fund (a private markets multi-asset ...

Pinnacle reports FY20 inflows, profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... December (when they stood at $61.6 billion) as net inflows slowed in both retail and institutional markets and COVID-19 volatility affected performance. Of the total $3 billion in net inflows for the 12 months, $2.1 billion was in the institutional market ...

Wealth manager takes massive profit hit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
A global pandemic and subsequent market volatility have hit wealth manager AMP, taking a near 50% profit hit compared to the same period last year. AMP provided an update on its 2020 interim operating earnings to the ASX, citing the impact from market ...

Pinnacle puts zero-fee ETF experiment to bed

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... Pinnacle Investment Management (PNI) has had a great year with Hyperion, Plato and ResCap's funds performing well amid volatility. It is also making inroads into global distribution with about $4 billion now raised from overseas clients. A research ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... before capitulation and consolidation," Creagh said. She believes long term demand for gold will continue despite recent volatility. "Financial repression at large keeps the strategic view on gold front and centre - the hedge against monetization of ...

IOOF increases FUMA, lifts remediation costs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... an underlying profit from continuing operations of $123 million to $125 million. The result has been impacted by the volatility in financial markets relating to the impacts of the pandemic. IOOF chief executive Renato Mota said: "The recent recovery ...

Momentum, quality outperform in 2020: S&P

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Quality and low volatility indices outperformed during the COVID-19 financial crash, which saw the Australian share market drop 35.9% between February 20 and March 23, according to new research coming out of S&P Dow Jones Indices. During the crash ...

SMSFA, FSC call for infrastructure investment access

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... asset class to SMSFs include managing longevity risks in retirement by offering long-term investment options with low volatility, moderate yield relative to inflation and capital growth, and the desire of trustees to have control via direct investing," ...