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Multi-asset results mixed in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... multi-asset strategies are most certainly not, with returns from balanced, growth, moderate and flexible strategies producing wildly different outcomes during the COVID-19 sell-off. In its latest report, Morningstar analysed the returns of different ...

Diversification pays off for some, but not all: bfinance

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... used by asset managers, traditional diversifiers to equity risk, such as investment grade credit and hedge funds, are producing mixed results for investors. Three in five investors of investment grade credit were satisfied with its performance during ...

Positives from the pandemic for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
According to the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP), the COVID-19 pandemic may be producing some positives for financial advisers. In a letter to AIOFP members, executive director Peter Johnston wrote that despite all ...

Allianz Retire+ moves to increase retiree confidence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... offer advisers an extremely accessible way to give retirees greater peace of mind, while improving adviser efficiency in producing almost instantaneous results for hundreds of portfolios." Investfit founder and chief executive James Claridge said the ...

Investments head departs super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... a highly skilled investments chief. "In his previous role at Equipsuper his key achievements included lowering risk, producing significant cost savings and increasing returns for members," she said. Rieck added he was looking forward to supporting the ...

Bell FG appoints director, releases FY results

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... the second quarter of 2020," he said. "This initiative represents both an opportunity to materially reduce our cost of producing a contract note and to continue to grow via a new business stream. We are currently engaged in discussions with a major ASX ...

Perpetual awards mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... Sofios said. Thornburg's multi-sector opportunistic credit strategy has been running since 2008 and invests in income-producing securities with an emphasis on higher-yielding fixed income. It is co-managed by Jason Brady, Jeff Klingelhofer, Lon Erickson ...

Problems persist with PYSP communication: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... year because of concerns that unbalanced trustee communications could undermine the effectiveness of the PYSP Act in producing benefits for members. The report presents findings from ASIC's review of a broad range of communications material from 12 superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus infects oil market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... same time, as agreed upon on 6 December 2019, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other oil-producing nations - termed "OPEC+" - reduced production by around 500 kb/d (kilo barrels per day) to 2.1 mb/d, starting 1 January 2020. ...

Super fund grows US real estate assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... remains diversified. "Our approach to investment is to achieve diversification because that's the safest approach to producing strong, long term returns for our members," QSuper head of funds management Elizabeth Kumaru said. She added the fund continues ...