FUNDS MANAGEMENT

Funds management

High conviction fund manager, Watermark Funds Management, has hired Platinum Asset Management’s senior investment analyst as the firm’s new portfolio manager. ...

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Funds management

Central bank announcements have spurred growth in the global exchange traded product (ETP) industry and pushed the market to a new high of $243 billion. ...

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Financial planning

Women had a lower risk tolerance in their investment portfolio and did not change asset allocations as much as males, which could be a factor in their lower super balance...

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People & Products

Former Barclays Global Investors managing director, Katherine Allchin, has joined the UCA Funds Management board....

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People & Products

Perpetual Investments has promoted Matt Thompson to the role of general manager of distribution....

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People & Products

Standard Life Investments has expanded its presence in Singapore as part of its continuing Asia Pacific strategy by hiring a chief executive....

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People & Products

Former Lonsec Fiscal staffer, Alfons Fiorindo, has joined Recreo Financial as the director of clients and markets....

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Knowledge Centre

When the news is good, it’s already too late. Value can be added by finding markets that are unloved and cheap, AMP Capital explains....

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Funds management

Index ETFs outperformed all managed funds, industry super funds and retail funds since 1992, according to financial writer, Gary Stone. ...

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Funds management

Investors could lose their money if they invest in an index fund over the next five years, according to Lazard Asset Management. ...

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Funds management

AMP Capital has inked a deal to buy 5.2 per cent of the largest desalination plant in the southern hemisphere. ...

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Funds management

Lonsec has upgraded AllianceBerstein’s managed volatility equities fund to ‘highly recommended’, while it also outperformed the index. ...

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Funds management

Investors were focusing on large cap stocks and were missing out on outperformance from small caps, according to the boutique fund manager....

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Funds management

Multinational companies had outpaced the broader market, while technology and healthcare companies were most likely to flourish, according to Capital Group....

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Features

The clear message for investors at present is that global monetary policy almost certainly has to remain highly expansionary for some time to come, Conrad Burge writes....

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