PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION

Funds management

It is becoming harder for financial advisers to build investment portfolios as Morningstar finds broad portfolio diversification has failed to add value in recent years c...

Funds management

Money Management is pleased to launch a new white paper focused on portfolio construction with exclusive commentary from seven asset managers....

Features

The COVID-19 pandemic tested traditional asset allocations and portfolio builds, writes Chris Dastoor, so what lessons have been learnt a year on?...

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Expert Analysis

New growth can stem from the wreckage of the established, writes Lawrence Lam, a principle that also applies to equities. ...

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Tools & guides

When building a portfolio, managers may find there is an ‘optimum’ number of positions, writes Chris Bedingfield, where holding too many can have a negative effect....

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Funds management

The typical 60/40 split for equities and bonds is at risk in the current environment and financial advisers are putting clients at risk by sticking with them, according t...

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Features

The longest bull market has come to an end as a result of a health crisis, Jassmyn Goh finds out what advice has been given to investment committees during this current m...

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Expert Analysis

In The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda utters the line: “Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future”, a line that equally applies to investment, writes Alphinity’s Jonas ...

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Funds management

Investors need to account for the relative, return, risk, and correlation of assets when constructing portfolios and not just look at equally-weighted assets, Plato belie...

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Features

Everyone knows the first rule of portfolio construction is diversification, Laura Dew writes, so how can advisers utilise asset classes to build a diverse portfolio in li...

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Expert Analysis

In retirement, our investment objectives need to pivot. With most investment strategies designed for people in accumulation, Alastair MacLeod writes that retirees may nee...

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Expert Analysis

Technical and academic portfolio construction doesn’t always suit the real world. Rob Thompson outlines factors advisers can consider to firmly focus their clients’ inves...

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Expert Analysis

Mark Arnold and Jason Orthman look at conviction investment and the importance of portfolio construction in generating long-term alpha....

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Features

Nicholas Grove finds that when setting upon the task of constructing a robust investment portfolio, many investors may realise the biggest risks they face may not be thos...

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People & Products

Willis Towers Watson has recruited three additions to its Sydney portfolio management team....

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