Warning, disruption ahead

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Aussie equities manager urges investors to embrace innovation in 2015 The clear winners in the year ahead will be Australian companies positioned to profit from innovation and disruption, which means... Read more continue reading

Centric Wealth beefs up domestic equities portfolio, appoints Vinva to manage $100 million

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Centric Wealth, part of the Findex Group, has announced the inclusion of Vinva Investment Management to its Australian Equities portfolio via the launch of Australian Equities Extension Fund (“the Fund”).... Read more continue reading

Milliman helps clients meet investment challenges of retirees with Managed Risk Strategy

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Retail and institutional funds embrace new risk management strategy Maritime Super, Plato Investment Management and BetaShares have this year employed Milliman’s Managed Risk Strategy (MMRS), which stabilizes investment volatility and... Read more continue reading

The mechanics of long-term forecasting: Vanguard launches the Capital Markets Model

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Vanguard last week launched the Vanguard Capital Markets Model (VCMM), explaining the mechanics of the simulation engine that informs the investment outlook and asset allocation insights of the $3 trillion global... Read more continue reading

Direct property helps reduce volatility in portfolios

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Investing in direct property is one of the best ways to manage total volatility and income volatility in a portfolio, says Ryan Banting, head of portfolio management at Australian Unity... Read more continue reading

OpenMarkets executes its first direct-to-consumer managed funds trade through its new Multi-Asset Trading Hub

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OpenMarkets, Australia’s fastest growing independent execution-only stockbroker, broke new ground in the investing landscape last week, by executing its first direct-to-consumer Managed Funds trade through its new Multi-Asset Trading Hub... Read more continue reading

Defusing the fiscal timebomb

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Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, warns that the public finances of developed countries are still vulnerable to an economic shock unless more is done to boost growth and... Read more continue reading

Know your investment manager: They may not be as passive or active as you think

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Active or passive? The argument within the investment community over which offers better results continues to rage. However, we think that a more important question is being missed – are... Read more continue reading

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds strategy 

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AXA IM’s integrated ESG strategies gain positive global momentum AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) plans to offer its impact investing fund of funds strategy to external investors in response to... Read more continue reading

Further acquisition for Australian Unity’s Healthcare Property Trust

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The Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust  (HPT) has acquired a property on Fullarton Road in Kent Town, South Australia.  The purchase, for $11.1 million, is the third acquisition for the... Read more continue reading