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Attitude overhaul needed: Perpetual

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
An attitude overhaul is needed across the industry to retain investor confidence and get investments back on track, according to Perpetual, with asset allocation severely undervalued. Richard Brandweiner, Perpetual's group executive for income and multi ...

Australian Ethical builds adviser products

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... this nature is critical for advisers accessing these products on behalf of their clients." Australian Ethical said it will focus on expansion plans in superannuation with product development also a priority. "Super is a major growth area in financial ...

Smart beta gains popularity with instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... apparent in institutional portfolios particularly in the Benelux countries will soon be seen more widely. "The increased focus on 'smart beta' solutions reflects investor appetite for the 'core' of their portfolios to work harder for them as they seek ...

Portfolio manager changes at Perpetual

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... Industrial Share Fund will have a change in manager with its current head, Matt Williams, to forgo his role leading the fund to focus on his other duties as head of equities. Since 2002, Williams and portfolio manager Charlie Lanchester, who is also ...

Growth in popularity of lifecycle strategies: PIMCO

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... approach as the default option for accumulation and decumulation investment strategies," said Wilson. "Lifecycle strategies focus on growth assets in the early years, when an individual's tolerance for risk is generally higher, and shift over time into ...

FTSE index launch for insto investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... investors to factor climate change risks into investment strategies. Partnered with CDP and ENDS Carbon, the four new indices focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analytics, index construction and weighting methodologies to reduce long-term ...

AIA Australia premiums rise 21%

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... million in-force and 24.3% market share. Peter Crewe, AIA Australia's chief executive, said the group would continue to focus on life insurance products and services upgrades as an independent life risk specialist, something Crewe said provides different ...

Direct mandates growth solid: Towers Watson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... to continue to invest directly for most alternative asset classes rather than via funds of funds as investors continue to focus on better fee structures and greater transparency," said Craig Baker, global head of investment research at Towers Watson. ...

Good not great

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... it worth the political drama of the past four days - the humiliation on the international stage? The hope is it will now focus the government on focusing on focused policies for the betterment of the Australian economy. But the reality is it merely provided ...

Russell Investments opts out of S&P

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... Russell Australian Equities, Large Cap and other multi-sector funds. This month S&P Capital IQ announced its intention to focus on institutional clients from later this year, but its sister brands, including S&P Indices and Standard & Poor's ratings ...