Australian shares long-term star performer but active diversification the key ahead

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Investors must respond to dramatically different market dynamics to achieve long-term investing success in next 10-20 years Australian shares have outperformed other asset classes over the past 10 and 20

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Russell appoints institutional business head in Australia

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Russell Investments today announced the appointment of Jodie Hampshire as its new Head of Institutional Business in Australia – a key role that will drive the firm’s evolving relationship with

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Russell boosts actuarial consulting strength

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Russell Investments today announced three new appointments within its actuarial consulting team including the promotion of Louise Campbell to Director and Head of Actuarial, and two new hires Bill Buttler,

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Russell cautions on “squeeze play” as investors push into riskier assets in hunt for yield

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With markets likely to remain in a lower-return, higher volatility mode for the remainder of 2013, Russell Investments is advising investors to use a multi-asset portfolio approach to mitigate the

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New multi-asset Fund targeting equity like returns with lower volatility – now live

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Global asset manager Russell Investments has launched the Russell Multi-Asset Growth Strategy Fund (MAGS) to meet increasing demand from investors for sustainable growth with lower volatility. The launch is an

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Russell adjusts portfolios as global fixed income tipped to underperform

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Russell Investments has been actively reducing exposure to traditional interest rate instruments such as US Treasuries, German Bunds or Japanese Government Bonds, and focusing on alternative bond strategies in its

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Outcome focused SMSFs drive greatest demand for Russell’s high dividend ETF

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Russell Investments has seen a surge in demand for its High Dividend Australian Shares ETF (RDV) with the number of individual investors doubling in the past 12 months. SMSFs have

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Australian investors join global multi-asset push

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Russell Investments is predicting a major step-change in the way Australian institutions approach their investment challenges in the coming decade – forecasting a flood of demand for outcome oriented, multi-asset

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Russell unveils new alliance approach

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Russell Investments today unveiled a new ‘alliance’ approach to investing that will drive the continued growth and direction of the business in the region.  In development for the past two

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Specialist advisers critical to helping SMSFs expand investment horizons

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Financial planners will play an ever more critical role in educating self managed super fund trustees about the benefits of asset diversification during 2013, according to the third annual Intimate

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