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Instos embrace low volatility equity portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... upward markets. Kent Hargis, AllianceBernstein's head of quantitative research, said the shift in investors from a 40 year focus on increasing return and upward trending equity markets has changed as people become focused on risk and return relative ...

Perpetual resources focus looks offshore

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
Perpetual Investment has reallocated its own global resources weighting offshore to take advantage of discounted stocks, while the volatility-proof commodity sector will continue to be resilient, said one portfolio manager. James Bruce, portfolio manager ...

Challenger appoints head of Boutique Partnerships

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
Challenger Limited's funds management business has appointed Cathy Hales as its new General Manager, Boutique Partnerships. Hales joins Challenger from RREEF in New York, where she was Chief Operating Officer, Client Relations. Hales has also worked ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... Bank of New Zealand currency strategist Mike Burrowes said the rising cost of borrowing for European governments was the focus for markets. "You can look at Italian yields, which jumped back above seven per cent, Spanish yields rose as well," Mr Burrowes ...

LGS first fund to sign iqBoard solution

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... packs is time consuming, as well as very paper and energy intensive. This methodology is certainly out of step with our core focus on sustainability. iqBoard is the first legitimate option from a business perspective that was able to address these issues ...

Mid-sized licensees to disappear: CoreData

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... running a business while also needing to maintain balance with competitors on technology and service. "They'll also need to focus on cost, product and technology-based innovation, to free up advisers to spend more time servicing and building client relationships." ...

Carbon-tilted indices planned for Aust

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... supply chain. Designed for core equity holdings, the indices weight will be tilted on the basis of future carbon risk with a focus on the most carbon intense sectors. "Really we will look at the investment opportunity and risk perspective such as increasing ...

Investment the way of the future, says ANZ chief economist

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... sector." Hogan predicted that the economic future would see a shift from the consumerism of the past 20 years to an investment focus. But he said investors needed to take a longer-term view and look for stability and consistent returns, "rather than ...

CFSGAM launches two new funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... risk for these types of products. "In addition, managing an investment for a tax aware client does not justify a narrow focus on franking credits. "While franking credits do have an important role to play, the real advantage for these investors is their ...

Weekend worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
The weekend is coming - another worry weekend. For about 3 weeks running, European policymakers have kept us hanging and guessing about what lies ahead the Monday after. Consider this: We spent the 22-23 October weekend worrying over France and Germany's ...