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SSGA expands active managed funds business

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... and global equity strategies (with dynamic currency hedging for the global strategy), and three objective-based asset allocation funds to support lifestage planning. "There's a common thread across these strategies: they are "highly" active, they have ...

Super fund private equity demand growing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Superannuation funds are shunning traditional asset classes and increasingly turning to private equity opportunities, the latest key market insights from law firm MinterEllison show. In the last 12 months superannuation funds have ramped investment ...

SMSF investors shift gears

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
Self-managed superannuation fund trustees have high growth expectations for the next 12 months yet more than 50% have moved to more defensive asset allocations amid continuing market volatility, the latest statistics from AMP Capital show. AMP Capital's ...

BTFG chief investment officer exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... products at Sydney Futures Exchange for six years before moving to Russell Investments. Corrin Collocott, head of asset allocation will assume CIO responsibilities in the interim.

Insight fund recommended

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... multi-asset investing and our robust investment process. It is widely acknowledged across the industry that dynamic asset allocation is a significant contributor to investment returns and we are pleased that Australian investors can now access our institutional-quality ...

Azimut partners with Colonial, launches funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... said. AZ Sestante's other investment services include responsible entity provision, active strategic and tactical asset allocation, portfolio management, asset management, product management and structuring, investment and manager research, and investment ...

Instos unclear about ETF value

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... benefit from some of the important lessons global investors in other markets have learned - about how ETFs can aid asset allocation decisions, diversify their portfolios, and provide access to liquidity "regardless of where you are based". Globally ...

Passive is a Faustian bargain: Ariel CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... about the virtues of passive versus active investment, arguing that "going passive is an active decision" from an asset allocation perspective, because it involves "timing the market." "We'd argue that the massive changes afoot in political and economic ...

BNY Mellon secures former PM Capital head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... inflation-plus multi-asset strategy, $1.2 billion in a cash-plus absolute return bond strategy and the remainder in custom asset allocation services. "Rob's appointment adds to the very strong foundation that Insight has built in Australia and signals ...

RG 97 to lift fees 50 bps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... suggests that cost is just one factor that investors consider. They [consumers] also evaluate products based on asset allocation, investment strategy and performance," EY wrote in a recent review note. EY added, however, that there are still major implementation ...