(Pictured:Â Virginie Maisonneuve) The current low rate environment should be supportive of US stocks but investors need to look for regions, sectors and companies that will benefit from solid fundamentals. “While bank lending remains constrained, particularly in Europe, good companies – such as Apple recently – are good examples of how companies are using low rates…
(Pictured:Â Anthony Asher) by Greg Bright. ‘ESG’ is, for good reason, an important consideration for fiduciary investors. The ‘G’, in particular, seems to make sense and, maybe more importantly, money. But our measurement of governance has to date been pretty rough. A group of academics from the University of NSW have now produced an interesting paper…
by Rob Goodlad* Recently I decided to examine whether I was one of the lucky baby boomers that just might continue to escape financial hardship. Paul Keating’s comments on the matter rang loud in my ear. He has suggested that it is impossible to work 30 to 35 years and use those accumulated savings within…
When Bev Durston returned to Australia last year after seven years working overseas, mostly in London, she was surprised that super funds had not made more progress in adding additional alternatives strategies. She spoke with Greg Bright about the local industry and her time at British Airways Pensions and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation….
Comment by Greg Bright Apparently, Media Super is not the only fiduciary fund in the world for which a better-resourced in-house investment management capability is being questioned on governance grounds. Here’s what’s happening at the US$50 billion United Nations pension fund. According to the US publication aiCIO: “A proposal by the CEO of the United…
(Pictured: Amanda Noble & Geoff Rimmer) Equity Trustees (EQT) has spent the last two years quietly reinventing itself and is now a formidable player in not just trustee services but also wealth management. Under the leadership of managing director Robin Burns, the company has bedded down its business structure, announced the purchase of ANZ Trustees,…
(Pictured:Â Phil Kearns) Phil Kearns had such a good experience with CHAMP Private Equity and Centric Wealth that he does not rule out another role in private equity in the near future. “Private equity is something that was fun and interesting… you also get to pick the brains of some great minds,” he said. “Certainly the…
(Pictured:Â Connie Mckeage) OneVue is still on track for its IPO this year, all being well with the relevant regulators, and is driving further into the industry fund market with its Individually Managed Account (IMA) option. OneVue chief executive officer, Connie Mckeage, says that members of industry funds which partner with them, will not only be…
(Pictured:Â Xavier Rolet) Last week the London Stock Exchange confirmed it was in exclusive talks with Frank Russell Company parent – The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company – regarding a potential acquisition of Russell. The statement makes LSE the last buyer standing for the company, which was put on the block earlier this year by its…
(Pictured: Zak May) by Penny Pryor High frequency trading (HFT), and its analysis, continues to court controversy in the US and globally. One of the most comprehensive global studies done on potential winners and losers of the practice, first released in 2010, has recently been republished with the express authorisation of the Commodity Futures Trading…
