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Honner leverages Ariel’s credentials in Aussie literacy debate

Ariel Investments, the Chicago-based global manager, has teamed with its Australian marketing and communications partner, Honner, to make a submission to ASIC’s ‘National Financial Literacy Strategy Consultation’. Mellody Hobson, Ariel’s president, has been campaigning on the subject for years, even developing an Ariel-funded curriculum and sponsored schools in the US. The submission recommends that banks…

Investor Strategy News | 10th Dec 2017 | More
Mandates for long-term change: why insto rules need a rewrite

A new paper, involving researchers across disciplines and firms, argues the ‘institutional manager mandate’ is due for a redesign to meet the aims of long-term investors. The report recommends a new set of standards among big institutional investors. The ‘Focusing Capital on the Long Term (FCLT) Global’ report released last week says the mandate rewrite…

Investor Strategy News | 10th Dec 2017 | More
  • Sunsuper’s shift to alternatives… and another serve at APRA

    by Greg Bright Sunsuper may well become Australia’s next bellwether fund, perhaps taking over from Aussie Super. Its latest investment strategy and member options to cope with a “lower-for-longer” environment provide a marker for other funds to consider. Regulatory changes have also contributed to this shift. Sunsuper has closed its international shares option for members…

    Investor Strategy News | 3rd Dec 2017 | More
    Regulator finds hedge fund sector in good health, but…

    Global hedge fund assets have soared by more almost a quarter over the last two years to hit US$3.2 trillion, according to research published last week by the ‘über’ financial regulator body. The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) biennial hedge fund report says the stellar growth in the sector assets under management – probably driven…

    Investor Strategy News | 3rd Dec 2017 | More
  • A passive ‘takeover’ by 2017 – EY

    by David Chaplin Indexers will overtake their active peers within 10 years, according to new research by consultancy firm EY, with exchange-traded funds (ETFs) set to reap the greatest rewards. This is actually good news for active managers. EY projects passive funds will grow global market share from the current 24 per cent to 31…

    Investor Strategy News | 3rd Dec 2017 | More
    Lazard’s sanguine view on emerging markets

    There are changes afoot in emerging markets, not the least being the imminent inclusion of China in the main indices from next year. More importantly, emerging markets are now dominated by tech companies, not old-world manufacturers. According to James Donald, New York-based portfolio manager for Lazard Asset Management, emerging markets leaders are increasingly being populated…

    Investor Strategy News | 26th Nov 2017 | More
    Secular stagnation is a ‘stagnating theory’ – Robeco

    In its latest major study of markets, global manager Robeco addresses the question: “is secular stagnation for real?” The study on expected returns for the next five years, entitled “Coming of Age”, thinks stagflation is unlikely. The report says that the phenomenon of stagflation – which was a scourge of the 1970s in the western…

    Investor Strategy News | 26th Nov 2017 | More
    Big interest in farmland and other agri-business: bfinance

    by Greg Bright This trend means a lot for Australia and also for Australian funds managers. bfinance, the manager search firm, produced an important summary of the emerging agriculture and timber asset sub-classes globally last week. The firm also provided extra info for Australian investors. bfinance (with an annoying lower-case ‘b’), the UK-based global manager…

    Investor Strategy News | 19th Nov 2017 | More
    How to gear up emerging markets… without gearing

    We all know that small caps have an advantage over large caps over long periods and in most markets. We also know that emerging markets represent better long-term growth prospects in both economies and their markets. But, what most super funds have not yet done is put the two together. This is a way to…

    Investor Strategy News | 19th Nov 2017 | More
  • How hedge fund managers are embracing the tech shift

    According to a new report by EY, the big management consulting and research firm, most hedge fund managers are adapting to the revolution in technology. They, possibly more than most traditional mangers, are trying to use new technologies to enhance their processes. The report says: More than half of hedge fund managers are innovating to improve…

    Investor Strategy News | 19th Nov 2017 | More
    Casey Quirk’s bold prediction on China: be there or be square

    Casey Quirk has a history of making big bold predictions. The direction of those predictions is invariably correct, but the firm is often ahead of its time. Their latest prediction is about China. All funds managers should take note. Casey Quirk, the specialist asset management consulting firm, predicts that China will become the second-largest asset…

    Investor Strategy News | 12th Nov 2017 | More
    Why floating rate loans should relish the new environment

    With US interest rates considered likely to resume their upward spiral as soon as next month and with little prospect of relief for investors who rely on an income, the whole world, it seems, is searching for an alternative to bonds in their portfolios. Here’s the case for floating-rate loans. According to John Redding, who…

    Investor Strategy News | 12th Nov 2017 | More
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