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Ignorance isn't bliss in super: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... and behavioural biases have a heavy hand in decision-making." The firm also found that of those who make an active investment choice within their super, only 30% believe they have sufficient investment experience to choose their own investments, while ...

Active versus passive: The debate continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... another asset class like fixed income. Mihkel Kase, Schroders portfolio manager fixed income & multi-asset, said active investment is important and allows flexibility, especially in these current times. "It gives you an opportunity both from the top ...

Industry funds face reality of COVID-19 shutdown

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... we are comfortable about managing our illiquid assets such as property and infrastructure," Doyle said. "Our active investment approach means over the past few years we have taken steps to help protect our members' super from market shocks such as ...

BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific ETF head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... local products to investors in the region, and to raise awareness of using iShares ETFs as an instrument of active investment management." Jolly has spent nearly two decades at Citi and previously worked for Deutsche Bank's equity structured products ...

Volatility hits super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... period. Rainmaker head of superannuation research Jason Ross said the results might reflect AustralianSuper's active investment approach. "The latest results show that from the top of the market on February 20, balanced funds have fallen between ...

Fund manager hires from Paradice

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
An active investment management firm has appointed a new head of operations, plucked straight from Paradice Investment Management. Suzanne Bentley has snagged the role at Perennial Value Management, following an "extensive search" for the perfect candidate. ...

GQG Partners hires insto director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... class service experience," Abernethy said. Crowley said: "GQG Partners is one of the fastest growing, truly active investment managers globally. Having the opportunity to work with an experienced manager such a Rajiv Jain and continue to build on the ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... securities that generate more than 25% of their revenue from thermal coal production from its discretionary active investment portfolios, and by mid-2020, too. It's not known how much of their portfolio is currently weighted by thermal coal production ...

Index investment soars: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
New research from Rainmaker Information has revealed indexed investments in the Australian market grew by 22% in the year to September 2019, surging to more than $500 billion. Indexed investments grew by 22% over the period, twice as fast as active ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
Investment bank and financial services powerhouse Credit Suisse has backed sustainability as the dominant investment theme of the coming decade, despite ongoing uproar around its investment in fossil fuels. The prediction comes as Australia's bushfire ...