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Sunsuper brings Vanguard CIO out of retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... prove invaluable as we continue to execute our strategy of investing in a broad range of asset classes, dynamic asset allocation, and pursuing innovative investment opportunities - all while maintaining a strong emphasis on governance and maximising ...

Impact investor calls on super fund VC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
Impact investor Trimantium Capital expects to deploy about $700 million in venture capital by the end of 2016, working with several Australian superannuation funds in the process. Trimantium Capital managing director Phillip Kingston and US-based co-chairman ...

AMP Capital appoints multi-asset portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... group. Darren Beesley joins the asset manager from IAG Asset Management where he was portfolio manager for the asset allocation team. Prior to that, he was with Perpetual as portfolio manager for the company's diversified strategies team. Beesley will ...

Deflation and China pose biggest risks: PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... having the necessary firepower to mitigate further economic shocks. Despite those risks, the fund manager's base asset allocation is overweight "overall risk" amid expectations for sideways growth - or around 2.25% to 2.75% - and an uptick in inflation ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... said. A separate study by Willis Towers Watson confirmed global pension funds are continuing to increase their asset allocation to alternatives. It said allocations to alternative assets - especially real estate and to a lesser extent hedge funds, private ...

AZ NGA acquires second RI Advice practice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... established in 1994 as Williamstown Financial Services and manages $134 million in funds under advice. It focuses on asset allocation, retirement planning, insurance, strategic advice and financial literacy education services. Speaking of the founders ...

Lifecycle funds startlingly varied

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... the survey. In fact, across all the lifecycle products surveyed there is no clear correlation between growth asset allocation and performance ranking within each lifestage. In fact the top performing product for the lifestage cohort 30 to 39 years had ...

Economic experts still defensive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
A panel of economic experts has told Morningstar that financial markets may have been overreacting to volatility in the Chinese sharemarket, overplaying risks to respective economies. The discussion earlier this month also said Australia's economic ...

Time running out to book places for Chief Economists Forum

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... as will the manufacturing and services sectors. We'll also hear forecasts for stock markets and thoughts about asset allocation." Registrations for Melbourne and Sydney are available via the 2016 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum website.

Younger clients best-served by robo-advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Automated asset allocation and risk profiling "changes the dynamic of who advisers can and can't afford to talk to," according to Ignition Wealth chief executive Mark Fordree. Fortree said that he knew of many advice groups who "saw two to three people ...