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ETFs set to continue dominance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... Dyall said. Turning to the drivers of increased use, over 80% of advisers are actively managing client exposures to asset classes and risk factors through ETFs while 43% considered positive investment ratings to be very important when selecting which ...

In-house investment bears fruit for AustralianSuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... equity would work. "Can we recruit a team and hold them for a reasonable period of time? We think we can in other asset classes, and maybe in private equity we will, but it's still a work in progress." About 3.5% of AustralianSuper's investment portfolio ...

Property overpowers asset class returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
Residential property outperformed other asset classes, generating 8.1% and 10.3% per annum returns over a 10 and 20-year period respectively, new research on long-term investing shows. Australian listed property however, is the worst-performing asset ...

Industry fund and wealth manager finalise integration

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... for investment strategy and asset allocation, as well as having sector coverage responsibility for the alternative asset classes. From late 2016 was the acting chief investment officer, leading the StatePlus investment team. First State Super reached ...

Investment managers turning to hungry retail market

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... reflects a "growing appetite for alternative investment exposures - i.e. assets that are uncorrelated to traditional asset classes." "This is a trend we have been observing for some time in the institutional space, but advisers, intermediaries and their ...

Australian Ethical awarded industry fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... and Retirement Fund to manage the sum via its balanced fund, which offers a diversified risk profile spanning all asset classes. The $7 billion Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund said it is responding to member demand for an ethical ...

AustralianSuper posts annual investment results

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... option. Deputy chief executive and chief investment officer, Mark Delaney, said the strong result came about as all asset classes produced positive returns for the fund. "The return to above-average performance reflects the improving global economy ...

OC Funds Management wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... billion in assets under management. Established in 2007, Alpha has eight actively managed funds investing in different asset classes.

Platform provider grows SMA menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... models through the Netwealth platform. Elston's investment approach delivers diversified portfolios across various asset classes to help investors build and preserve their wealth," Elston head of asset management Nick Revis said. "We have established ...

EOFY: Super funds to hit double digit returns

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... these headline index outcomes, Rainmaker cautioned. Rainmaker head of superannuation research Stephen Fay said: "the asset classes of infrastructure and property also contributed well to the results even though listed property performance in REITs has ...