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‘The proof is there’ for diversity as an active management advantage: Ariel Investments

The $15 billion value house Ariel Investments sees diversity as a competitive advantage at a time when “the whole conversation is being turned on its head” and active managers are under pressure to perform.

Lachlan Maddock | 18th Sep 2024 | More
Investors betting bigger even as the odds change: Ruffer

The sharp fall in markets in August was a sign of things to come, according to Ruffer, but one that investors haven’t heeded, with positioning and sentiment becoming even more extreme.

Lachlan Maddock | 11th Sep 2024 | More
  • Big pensions pile into Ninety One’s EM transition debt strategy

    There’s a massive global shortfall in capital to finance the energy transition, and a significant chunk is still being spent in the developed world. But the battle for net zero will be “won or lost” in the emerging market corporate sector.

    Lachlan Maddock | 28th Aug 2024 | More
    Why markets’ ‘untroubled, un-bumpy ride’ might be coming to an end

    There’s a lot of uncertainty out there in the market, but fear of missing out means investors are turning a blind eye to it. August’s ‘volmageddon’ could be a sign of things to come.

    Lachlan Maddock | 25th Aug 2024 | More
  • ‘Earnt the respect of the market’: Perpetual feels the Bern with Reilly appointment

    Perpetual has turned to the “experienced business builder” and former CEO of the circa $300 billion Australian Retirement Trust to set it on a new course as it lops off business units and doubles down on asset management.

    Lachlan Maddock | 21st Aug 2024 | More
    How Pzena is ‘picking up gems’ from the China wreckage

    Valuations are so high in India that people need to have “completely given up hope” before Pzena wades in and makes an investment. It’s shopping in China while it waits.

    Lachlan Maddock | 16th Aug 2024 | More
    Don’t ‘set and forget’ diversification: Atlantic House

    How do investors stay on top of diversification and maintain adequate levels of non-correlation when markets oscillate with every breath and asset relationships are as fickle as they are malleable?

    Tahn Sharpe | 11th Aug 2024 | More
    Why there’s no easy answer for the biggest debate in markets

    We’re in the Palm Pilot era of artificial intelligence, according to EFG Asset Management, and nobody knows what’s coming next. That hasn’t stopped the big tech companies becoming a portfolio construction headache in the here and now.

    Lachlan Maddock | 7th Aug 2024 | More
    A rising AI tide won’t lift all boats: Capital Group

    In the AI-fueled rally, some companies will win – and others will disappear. But while some parts of the market look hideously expensive, their long-term prospects might justify their valuations.

    Lachlan Maddock | 12th Jul 2024 | More
  • Alternative Future Foundation puts its reserves to work with charity fund

    The Alternative Future Foundation has begun investing its financial reserves with a who’s-who of Australian alternatives managers as it looks to boost returns for the charities it supports.

    Lachlan Maddock | 10th Jul 2024 | More
    Investors are looking for downside protection in all the wrong places

    The private markets have surged in popularity as investors hunt for a potent combination of yield and downside protection. But in a big selloff, the strategy that will do best is one that’s genuinely uncorrelated.

    Lachlan Maddock | 27th Jun 2024 | More
    HOPE ‘proves the machinery works’ for housing fund

    With home ownership still dominating the dinner table conversation, HOPE Housing is working towards getting super funds involved in a unique model that provides attainable housing to essential workers.

    Staff Writer | 14th Jun 2024 | More