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Investors misunderstand smart beta: AXA IM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
Investors' misunderstanding of 'smart beta' is leading them to inferior products, according to AXA Investment Managers director for Australia, Craig Hurt. Hurt said there is a common misconception that the term refers to indices weighted by some means ...

Pinnacle appoints distribution director

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... our market position in Australia as well as look to promote our managers offshore." Pinnacle's affiliated investment managers total more than $17 billion in funds under management.

Investors plan to up active allocation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... managers are better placed to take advantage of market inefficiencies and boost overall returns." When asked how investment managers could best address the challenges of current investors, 39% of respondents nominated more 'outcome-oriented' strategies ...

Global property securities growth to continue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Most investment managers predict the global property securities sector will continue delivering strong returns throughout 2015, according to the Lonsec 2014/15 Global Property Securities Sector Review. The Lonsec research, which examined 23 global property ...

Funds wrestling with liquidity problem

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... investment team into riskier assets such as diversified credit or alternatives. Neal explained that long-term investment managers can take advantage of the premium offered on investments with less liquidity such as infrastructure. But with so many investors ...

ClearView predicts end of independent financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... 13 insurers on an APL would significantly increase costs are nonsense given most APLs feature hundreds of investment managers without issue."

Certitude Global Investments bought by Ironbark

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... strategy to maximise its footprint in the Australian asset management market. The existing relationships with the investment managers of the Certitude funds will be maintained, which includes HFA subsidiary Lighthouse Partners, LLC (Lighthouse), Asian ...

ASX: The people's platform

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... platform, said Rainmaker, is that similarly to how managed account model portfolios operate, it enables new investment managers to enter the retail market that were previously unable to access it due to cost or alignment constraints. "Given the reach ...

Managers to battle for super pool offshore

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... offshore managers rather than domestic managers," Casarotti said. "I think in specialist areas we're going to see investment managers win money out of Australia." Overseas-based managers that have attempted to tap into the Australian market have been ...

CalPERS meetings open to members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... super funds in Australia are still resisting portfolio disclosure and some are reluctant to declare which investment managers they use. Retail super funds are meanwhile only now beginning to declare on their websites who their trustee directors are. ...