Super funds are participating in the global share market rally, with big gains from US and European markets providing a promising start to the 2018-19 financial year, according to the latest numbers from SuperRatings. The median balanced option grew at
The nascent world of impact investing, whereby funds management enjoins with philanthropy and governments in specific projects and/or strategies, is about to get much more professional. A new academic study shows what needs to be done to give the recent
The private debt market is taking off as an asset class for big internationally orientated pension funds. According to bfinance, the global mandate search specialist and advisor, more than 40 private debt searches have been undertaken in the past two
The avalanche of new regulations over all aspects of financial services in Europe – and we’re not talking about financial advisors here, we’re talking about the engine room of the financial system – is having increasingly global ramifications. A new
by David Chaplin and Greg Bright Two stories in recent weeks from New Zealand may cast a light over the future direction for funds management and ‘product’ fees, such as those charged by super funds, in Australia and elsewhere. Because
ESG investing, one of the major thematics of the last few years and, no doubt, the next many years, is not just about equity investing. Fixed income is becoming increasingly ESG focused. Insight Investment tells how it is going about
The Alternative Investment Management Association has published a paper that presents a future outlook of the role, value and sustainability of hedge funds in Australia through the eyes of institutional investors. The AIMA paper, ‘VISION 2025: Perspectives of Leading Australian
An under-researched element in the professional investment process is portfolio construction. Yet, according to a joint research effort by implementation specialist manager Parametric and the Sydney-based Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund, the rewards can be very significant. The research
By Greg Bright APRA has picked a sore which has troubled the industry for years: ‘who is making what out of cash?’. And it’s a good thing to raise the question, but APRA perhaps should look a little deeper with
DWS, formerly known as Deutsche Asset Management, has extended marketing of its Multi Asset Solutions unit’s range of strategies in Australia and New Zealand, following rapid success in Asia over the past couple of years. One of the unique tools
Super funds are participating in the global share market rally, with big gains from US and European markets
The nascent world of impact investing, whereby funds management enjoins with philanthropy and governments in specific projects and/or
The private debt market is taking off as an asset class for big internationally orientated pension funds. According
The avalanche of new regulations over all aspects of financial services in Europe – and we’re not talking
by David Chaplin and Greg Bright Two stories in recent weeks from New Zealand may cast a light
ESG investing, one of the major thematics of the last few years and, no doubt, the next many
The Alternative Investment Management Association has published a paper that presents a future outlook of the role, value
An under-researched element in the professional investment process is portfolio construction. Yet, according to a joint research effort
By Greg Bright APRA has picked a sore which has troubled the industry for years: ‘who is making
DWS, formerly known as Deutsche Asset Management, has extended marketing of its Multi Asset Solutions unit’s range of
