Hedge funds finished 2015 up 2.42%

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Hedge funds finished last year up 2.42%, beating equities and bonds on an absolute and risk-adjusted basis, according to an analysis of performance data by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global... Read more continue reading

Global matters – Listed Infrastructure Investment to 2020 & beyond – Part 2

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Greg Goodsell, Global Equity Strategist at 4 Dimensions Infrastructure, looks at why the much needed increased investment in infrastructure, covered in Part 1 of this series, will lead to both... Read more continue reading

AXA Investment Managers releases Responsible Investment Outlook for 2016

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AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has released its Responsible Investment Outlook 2016, highlighting a growing interest in responsible investing by investors worldwide. AXA IM has been a pioneer of responsible... Read more continue reading

Strategies to survive a bear market – Part I

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Welcome to 2016, where headlines scream about the prospect of bear markets, accompanied by images of screens showing an endless sea of red. Global markets are concerned about a trifecta... Read more continue reading

Pricing power adds pep to equities, says AB

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With China and emerging markets slowing down and fragile recoveries in the US and Europe, investors will struggle to find companies that can reliably increase earnings this year, says global... Read more continue reading

Markets spooked as oil leads commodity crash and other reasons to panic (or not to panic)

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What a start to 2016, says George Lucas, managing director Instreet Investment. “With a change in calendar year, came a change in investor sentiment sparking a large sell off in... Read more continue reading

Australian Ethical: a view from Paris

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Chief Executive Officer of Australian Ethical, Phil Vernon, attended the Paris COP21 climate talks last week. After an intensive week of meetings with business, government and NGO stakeholders, he drafted... Read more continue reading

Altius fund receives responsible investment certification

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The Altius Sustainable Bond Fund has been accredited by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and is one of the first bond funds to be certified under its responsible investment... Read more continue reading

Global matters – Listed Infrastructure Investment to 2020 & beyond – Part 1

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Greg Goodsell, Global Equity Strategist at 4 Dimensions Infrastructure, looks at the prospective growth of global listed infrastructure. In part 1 of this 2-part article, he looks at the need... Read more continue reading

Why investing for total return, not relative return, makes sense

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Like most asset classes, real estate offers investors a total return, comprising income and capital gain. Over time, the capital gain of a property asset reflects the growth in underlying... Read more continue reading