Equities Summit

Defensive equity strategies: Not just hype

As markets climb a wall of worry asset owners should have a defensive equity strategy in place to help limit losses, delegates heard at Investment Magazine’s Equities Summit.

Elizabeth FryNovember 8, 2019

Mercer weighs smart beta allocation

The advisory firm's new head of portfolio management is weighing whether to allocate money to cheaper systematic strategies away from active funds.

Sarah JonesNovember 4, 2019

Trump helps investors in China

US president Donald Trump has done everyone a huge favour, including the Chinese, by getting Beijing to realise that their “imitate and steal” business model was not sustainable and it was time for the nation to switch to an “innovate and create” approach, according to Origin Asset Management John Birkhold.

Elizabeth FryNovember 4, 2019

Super fund mergers may bring money in-house

As the consolidation of Australia's superannuation industry accelerates and assets balloon, an increasing number of funds may look to internalise their investment capabilities.

Sarah JonesNovember 1, 2019