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Investment Strategy

CareSuper gets defensive

CareSuper has awarded two $100-million mandates to GMO and Wellington in an effort to shift its absolute return portfolio to a more defensive position. The $7.7-billion fund has awarded just over $100 million to the GMO Multi-Strategy Trust and just under $100 million to the Wellington Global Total Return Fund in the past month, according […]
Brendan SwiftOctober 14, 2013
Investment Strategy

“Outcome-oriented” investment solutions

An environment of low prospective investment returns and relatively high volatility demands more refined, “outcome-oriented” investment solutions, according to the global chief investment officer of Russell Investments, Pete Gunning. Institutional investors and financial planning firms, Gunning says, need to have at their disposal a far wider range of investment options – “componentry”, in Russell’s terms […]
I & T NewsFebruary 26, 2013
Hedge Funds

Linked in: the perks and pitfalls of running ILBs

Inflation is coming, and with commodity prices and property valuations in decline, some investors are allocating to inflation-linked bonds, which are built to outperform once economic growth is hit and real yields fall. But ‘linkers’ carry illiquidity and volatility risks that can undermine their appeal. How should superannuation funds approach these assets? SIMON MUMME reports. […]
Staff WriterAugust 5, 2009
Hedge Funds

Linked in: the perks and pitfalls of running ILBs

Inflation is coming, and with commodity prices and property valuations in decline, some investors are allocating to inflation-linked bonds, which are built to outperform once economic growth is hit and real yields fall. But ‘linkers’ carry illiquidity and volatility risks that can undermine their appeal. How should superannuation funds approach these assets? SIMON MUMME reports.
Staff WriterAugust 5, 2009
Hedge Funds

New role for “growthy” credit

At a recent Mercer Investment Forum in Sydney, a straw poll of the audience revealed that more than half would invest in opportunistic credit if given $1 million to invest in just one asset class. The vote followed a debate between four Mercer experts, who argued their corner on four different asset classes – private […]
Staff WriterJune 4, 2009
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