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New Vanguard modelling tool picks global equities to win

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
A newly launched simulation and forecasting engine developed by Vanguard has tipped global equities as the most likely asset class to achieve a 6% to 9% annualised return over the next decade. The range is roughly the same level of return targeted by ...

NAB AM buys stake in UK fund manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... approximate 40% stake in newly-founded London-based fund manager Intermede Investment Partners. Intermede is an active global equities manager with a focus on investing in listed mid and large capitalisation companies. NAB Asset Management said the partnership ...

Investors should be wary of mixed USD signals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... trading at around US$0.87, down 8% in two months. This AUD fall relative to the USD has helped hold up US and global equities returns which in the 12 months to end September delivered 20% to super funds in Australia which was more than three times the ...

Infra posts 18 pct returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... infrastructure returned 18% post fees in the 12 months to end September, outperforming all other asset classes except for global equities and so demonstrated its countercyclical credentials. The results are contained in a new index released by IPD Australia ...

NAS grows assets under custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... reflecting the performance of international share markets and an increase in institutional investors' allocation to global equities. ACSA chair David Braga said: "In addition to the role as safe keepers of close to $2.5 trillion of assets, the past twelve ...

Dundas awarded $250m industry super fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... distributed in Australia by Apostle. "Dundas is an attractive option for investors looking for a high quality global equities offering in either the accumulation or retirement sectors. It offers lower volatility, a dual focus on capital and income growth ...

New Perpetual LIC gets Zenith rating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... maximum of $600 million. PIC will invest predominantly in Australian shares, but may also invest up to 25% in global equities and 25% in cash. Zenith described Perpetual's equities investment team as "one of the strongest in Australia", adding that it ...

AustralianSuper to double size of in-house investment team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... to complete. We have the operational platform in place and we are looking to recruit a team of 8-10 people in global equities. "This will see about 30-40% growth in our investment team in total over the next 12 months. We want people with a proven track ...

Jarrod Brown resurfaces at Wingate

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... take over as chief executive. Wingate is a finance and investment house, with teams specialising in property, global equities, asset and consumer finance and private equity. It has offices in Sydney and Melbourne.

Nikko AM ups weighting to global shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
Nikko Asset Management has increased its overweight in global equities in light of a positive macroeconomic environment and accommodative US monetary policy. The global investment committee of the Tokyo-based asset manager decided to raise its overweight ...