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Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017

... in long term interest rates." "Consequently we have added alternative investment strategies to our defensive asset allocation with the aim of reducing the dependence on interest rates," Tully said. The super fund's views on growth assets is one shared ...

UniSuper brings investment option in-house

EMMA RAPAPORT | MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017

UniSuper, the $60 billion fund for Australia's higher education and research sector, is appointing an active strategy for its once passively managed environmental investment option. Under this important shift management of the Global Environmental Opportunities ...

Advice, ETFs and SMAs form powerful combination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017

... exchange-traded funds. With about 360 clients, this eliminated the need for records of advice (RoAs) when a change in asset allocation was enacted. "If we assume that each RoA takes two man hours and each client enacted two changes in a period of four ...

ETFs set to continue dominance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017

... significant assistance. Of the remaining respondents, 26% rely on in-house knowledge while 9% seek insight from asset allocation specialists. "People get information in a vacuum, they get it from wherever they can, but for a healthy system we need a ...

In-house investment bears fruit for AustralianSuper

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017

... high-cost asset class with the opportunity to yield good returns, but he was not going to question the fund's asset allocation decisions which "to date have been pretty good." "AustralianSuper has about 3% in fixed interest securities and the average ...

Industry fund and wealth manager finalise integration

EMMA RAPAPORT | FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017

... Winchester joined StatePlus from Select Asset Management in 2013 with responsibility for investment strategy and asset allocation, as well as having sector coverage responsibility for the alternative asset classes. From late 2016 was the acting chief ...

APRA cuts red tape on superannuation transfers

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017

... entities (RSEs) in greater detail in the future. APRA noted a "wide variance in RSE structures" in regards to asset allocation and benefits across MySuper and choice products, emphasising that rate of return "should not, on its own, be used to assess ...

Retirement income fund launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017

... costs and increased life expectancy is creating real social and financial risk meaning retirees employing only an asset allocation strategy may outlive their savings. He said an equity income strategy has the potential to reduce this risk and form a ...

Global reinsurer adopts ESG framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017

... needs of institutional investors, who increasingly aim to incorporate ESG considerations into their strategic asset allocation," MSCI managing director and EMEA head of index products, Deborah Yang said. Furer added: "Imagine the impact we can have if ...

Investment managers turning to hungry retail market

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017

... institutional space, but advisers, intermediaries and their consultants are becoming more sophisticated in terms of the asset allocation mix for clients - especially given the world we live in today, which is characterised by heighted macro and geo-political ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

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