In the 1990s the Backstreet Boys and Take That topped the charts and BT Investment Mangement Ltd. dominated the Australian funds management scene. Like the boy bands, Emilio Gonzalez says the fund manager is planning a comeback of its own.
“We used to dominate in the 1990s,” says Gonzalez, chief executive of BT Investment Management. “Our brand was strong. We need to re-build its presence.”
Having a steady hand on the tiller in volatile times is essential for an investment committee. Australian superannuation industry veteran Merv Peacock has seen enough market downturns over a career spanning almost five decades to chart through choppy waters. The outspoken former CIO of AMP Capital Investors brings day-to-day investment experience to his role steering … Read more
Face it. If the phone isn’t ringing after your first pitch, then the targeted fund is just not that into you. In this two-part report, MATT MILGROM and DANIEL GRIOLI* canvass the sure deal-breakers that too often put investors off funds managers. Candlelight flickers across the best table in the best restaurant in town. … Read more
The most recent economic data out of China confirms that the country’s economy continues to expand quickly despite ongoing tightening measures by the authorities, writes ALICE BRADER* Chinese second quarter Gross Domestic Product rose 9.5 per cent from a year earlier, slightly above most economists’ expectations and supporting the view that no hard landing … Read more
Foreign investors are buying arable land worldwide and Australia is on their radar. Are domestic investors aiming to invest more in agriculture? MIRANDA WARD reports. Tony Meppem, co-founder of Farmland Investment Management Australia (FIMA), which invests in properties, says opportunities in Australian farmland are “generational”. Our country “ticks all the boxes”. Australia has a … Read more
Limited product choice and high management fees have deterred local institutional investors from using ETFs, and while a few have begun to explore this strategy there still remains a lot to learn from global markets, writes DREW CORBETT*. The Australian Exchange Traded Fund (“ETF”) industry has been one of the fastest growing and exciting areas … Read more
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