GLOBAL EQUITIES
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Income-producing investment products are returning almost 3 per cent less per annum than what is currently anticipated by Australian investors, according to new figures f...
Funds management
Looking back over 20-year periods, hedge fund strategies have largely met investors’ expectations, matching and outperforming global bonds and equities, respectively....
People & Products
Andy Peng has joined AMP Capital as portfolio manager/analyst in the Asian equities team based in Hong Kong....
Funds management
Australian retail investors typically view global equities with caution due to tax, administration and currency issues, says State Street head of exchange-traded funds (E...
Funds management
Fidelity concerned that many investors fail to analyse what drives higher yields within companies....
Funds management
New data from Towers Watson has found that its clients have increased their allocation to hedge fund and private market strategies by 70 per cent since 2010, finishing th...
Funds management
Investors should consider adding a “stability bucket” to a portfolio to help protect against downside risk, according to Chris Marx, portfolio manager of AllianceBernstei...
Funds management
Global markets are awash with liquidity and the medium prospects for equities looks good when compared to bonds, according to Epoch Investment Partners chief executive Bi...
Funds management
According to Towers Watson, fund managers’ return expectations for US and Australian equity markets are at their lowest since 2008....
Funds management
Both major global listed property indices returned more than 25 per cent over the year to November 2012, but most fund managers fell short of the benchmark, according to ...
Funds management
The RBA's pre-emptive interest rate cut in October could be the first of many and give underlying support to the Australian equity market, according to Don Williams....
People & Products
Brett Chatfield has stepped down as Fidante's institutional business development manager (BDM) to take up the role of investment manager public markets at Cbus....
Funds management
Local Government Super has awarded a $90 million mandate to Hermes Fund Managers to launch its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy....
Editorial
Magellan Financial Group has reported net inflows of $282.8 million over the month to 31 October, growing its funds under management to $4.85 billion....
Funds management
As investors look to diversify their portfolios, Certitude Global Investment chief executive Craig Mowll says he has seen a renewed interest in fund managers taking an ac...
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