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Malaysia drives growth in Shariah funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... space. With global sukuk (Islamic bonds) largely dominated by a few countries, there is also limited geographical diversification for global fixed-income strategies.

SMSFs must increase global equities investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... sectors, and the opportunities they offer. [They] are empowering both advisers and their clients to access the diversification and growth benefits of international markets. This could result in a sizeable increase in SMSF allocations to overseas equities," ...

Asset manager launches quant platform after acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... following the UK referendum last week has only reinforced our determination to pursue, and deliver on, our strategy of diversification and long-term growth. In Cantab we are acquiring industry-leading intellectual capital, a highly distinguished decade-long ...

NZ Super seeks factor investing strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... opportunities out there," Winn said. The fund is focusing on how its different strategies interact; improving its diversification; and optimising its portfolio to account for "disruptive" themes such as technology, regulation and climate change. It also ...

Alternatives delivering for infra and PE

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... 2007 and 2016. Frontier Advisors senior consultant Greg Barr said super funds have been looking for portfolio diversification, better management of down side risk and return enhancers. "So the 'alternatives' exposure has become a 'magic pudding' which ...

BetaShares rolls out global sector ETF suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... 2015, access to overseas markets is the second most important reason individual investors seek out ETFs, after diversification domestically. "FUEL answers this demand head on by allowing investors to tap into global energy powerhouses, and to access ...

Ratings upgrade for VanEck, PM Capital

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... Lonsec's report highlights two of IFRA's key strengths, the sub-sector capping which ensures investors receive diversification across the infrastructure sector and its cost effectiveness relative to unlisted active managed fund peers." Zenith Investment ...

Investors looking to real estate over infrastructure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... sovereign investors have increased their allocations to real estate ahead of infrastructure as investors push to meet diversification and absolute return objectives, according to Invesco's latest Global Sovereign Asset Management Study. While Asian sovereign ...

Bentham hires portfolio manager from Credit Suisse

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... allocation to credit, particularly global credit which can offer a greater opportunity set with higher levels of diversification and greater liquidity than the local market."

AMP Capital partners to launch first active infra ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... aware of the benefits of including them in their portfolios such as easy access and management, liquidity and diversification."