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IOOF launches defensive equity portfolio

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The IOOF MultiMix investment team has launched a defensive equity portfolio as a response to the decline in cash and bond yields. "The decline in cash and bond yields has meant that income needs to be sought elsewhere," IOOF portfolio manager of Australian ...

Plato partners Milliman to offer retiree income solution

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
Plato Investment Management has teamed up with Milliman to develop and income strategy for retirees which will allow them to maintain higher weightings to growth assets whilst managing the risk of a GFC-style shock. Many superannuation funds see "lifecycle" ...

ISA and FSC at odds over super tax changes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... as a relief - though perhaps not a surprise - to fund managers in the burgeoning tax-efficient investment market, such as Plato and Tyndall. These managers design funds specifically targeted at those with a low-tax (e.g. super members) and a no-tax (e.g. ...

Stakeholders form retirement panel to assist advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... panel is formed by Lonsec Research, Milliman, BT Investment Management, Colonial First State, Macquarie, Metlife, MLC and Plato Investment Management. The initiative will mainly address issues such as portfolio construction in retirement and will be ...

Retirees see silver lining of slowing mining boom

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... resources companies paying out higher dividends to shareholders as opportunities for reinvestment dwindle, according to Plato Investment Management managing director Don Hamson. These higher dividends will particularly benefit retirees, who pay zero ...

Mercer's new retirement fund puts emphasis on capital growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... long term. The fund's current multimanager line-up includes JCP Investment Partners, Macquarie Investment Management and Plato Investment Management.

ESG RA to award best stockbroking research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). Don Hamson, deputy chair of ESG RA and managing director of Plato Investment Management, will be moderating the panel. ESG RA is an Australian association of superannuation funds, fund managers ...

Innovative income fund pays dividends

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... Since its inception a year ago specifically to maximise returns for zero tax payers such as pension funds and charities, Plato Investment Management Limited (Plato) has delivered an attractive 9.5% income yield (inclusive of franking credits) within ...

MSCI risk model targets volatility

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... market volatility, so that forecasts and actual results are tightly aligned, said Todd Kennedy, senior portfolio manager, Plato Investment Management Limited. The Barra Australia Equity Model was designed to rapidly adjust to market trends and shocks ...

ESG adds value but in moderation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... can boost returns and control risk provided it's done intelligently and is not taken to excess, finds new research from Plato Investment Management. But not getting the balance right detracts from returns, increases tracking errors, risks and makes returns ...