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Funds SA appoints chair, director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... effective mid-July. In his most recent roles, Laband was UniSuper's head of public markets which covers listed asset classes both domestically and globally, and subsequently the head of strategic tilting. He currently sits on the investment committee ...

Are SMSF investors too conservative?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... pre-retirement products, "outperform pre-retirement products over three and five years by 12% across all the diversified asset classes." "This analysis confirms that SMSF investors as a group, even those in preretirement accumulation phase, are surprisingly ...

Aussie fintech launches index-style crypto fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... "Historically, digital currencies have provided alternative sources of capital growth with low correlations with traditional asset classes such as equities and fixed income," Michaelides added.

IMAP awards managed accounts excellence

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... night. Held at Sydney's Dockside at Cockle Bay Wharf, the 2018 IMAP Managed Account Awards covered three themes: asset classes, innovation and how well licensees integrated managed accounts into its processes. IMAP chair and host for the evening ...

Australian Unity expands investment bond offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... "Our new, revitalised investment bond menu provides more choice and diversification via a range of fund managers, asset classes and risk profiles. Our focus is to offer a broad and well diversified investment menu that supports advisers in providing ...

Custodian strengthens front-office with $3.5 billion acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... primary focus is providing solutions that automate front and middle-office investment management functions across asset classes on a single platform. It serves more than 300 clients across institutional, wealth, asset owner and alternative market segments ...

ETF industry swells to $39 billion, global equities dominate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... billion, according to latest insight from BetaShares. International equities attracted the highest net inflows of all asset classes at $1.4 billion - nearly two and half times Australian equities which raked in $567 million of net inflows. Australian ...

Sovereign investors change tack: Invesco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... this year has been anticipated by sovereign investors, and as such we expect them to continue diversifying into new asset classes including alternatives," Pan said. "This year's study also revealed an increasing sophistication in the asset allocation ...

IMAP to recognise managed accounts excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... Managed Account Awards. The awards recognise operators in the managed accounts space covering both single-sector asset classes and multi-asset class offerings, comprising a range of risk profiles and goals-based objectives. With many investment managers ...

Balanced portfolios better than chasing winners: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
A global investment manager believes asset classes move positions too quickly for investors wishing to jump on the coattails of a short-term winner. Latest research from Russell Investments finds Australian investors with long-term investment goals ...