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Boutique behemoth in the making

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... the search for uncorrelated positive absolute sources of returns has fuelled investor appetite for non-traditional asset classes, Generali said. "In line with this trend, assets invested in alternative UCITS strategies have been witnessing a significant ...

Emerging markets must be long-term bet

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... doesn't mean long-term investors should ignore the short-term either. "Unless you were at the equilibrium of all the asset classes you're investing in, then the short-term picture is always going to matter to you, by construction," Bilton said.

Stop undermining franking credit refunds: Wilson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... non-Australian companies." It would potentially push Australians to invest in overseas companies, as well as riskier asset classes at the expense of local tax payments and employment, he said. Retail investors comprise 43% to 53% of the big four banks ...

Deputy CIO promotion at industry fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... investment strategy, portfolio construction, asset allocation and other investment-related decisions. All heads of asset classes, who previously reported to Sicilia, will now report to Clerk. Prior to Hostplus, Clerk worked in senior positions at asset ...

AMP Capital expands ESG investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... companies with long-term sustainable business models is an important part of our investment approach across all asset classes." "More specifically, there is growing demand from clients to be able to invest globally in companies that are changing the ...

Global manager appoints distribution director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... relationships in the institutional market with both asset owners and consultants, and her broad experience across asset classes will be invaluable as we continue to build our institutional business in Australia and New Zealand." "We plan to further augment ...

Super funds react to market sell off

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... "When markets fall, it's a natural human response to panic, but if you switch your money to 'safer' asset classes such as cash and bonds, you risk missing out on benefitting from the recovery in share prices," Fahy said. "The tail end of ...

Blue Sky LIC gets a new suitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... from the split. The LIC says the appointment of the new Pinnacle boutique as its manager would give it access to asset classes that its old manager Blue Sky did not offer. Pinnacle's new private boutique Alterum would take over as BAF's manager ...

Under the hood of low-fee funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... managed, including a lower allocation to alternatives, less active asset allocation and increased weightings to asset classes that have a higher prevalence of low cost structures such as ETFs and passive funds. "Investors need to be aware that these ...

Investors unfazed by market volatility: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... cloud computing. The global growth slowdown, higher bond yields and oil prices is a challenging backdrop for many asset classes," she said. The most recent spike in the US 10-year yields in September was driven by real yields, not inflation expectations ...