Gerard Parlevliet

CIO profiles

Sam Sicilia named CIO of the year

HostPlus’s successful exploitation of the long investment horizon of its young member demographic has seen Sam Sicilia named as the FEAL/ La Trobe Financial chief investment officer of the year. The strategy has seen HostPlus achieve top quartile investment returns for 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 years to the end of June 2014. Speaking […]

David RowleyDecember 3, 2014

Roundtables

Are there statistically proven ways of successful equity investing? The factor investing debate

Historical data going back 65 years on how equities perform, show proven risk premia or factors. This assertion from academics now employed by Janus Capital in its strategies is tantalizing, but also provocative for investors sceptical of being told there is a simple and easy way of choosing equities. In a passionate discussion at the […]

David RowleyNovember 16, 2014

CIO profiles

The long haul at Commonwealth Bank Group Super

A limited range of asset classes held for the long term with little change in managers has generated 10-year average returns of between 7 and 9 per cent per annum for Commonwealth Bank Group Super’s investment options. Its returns and fees have won a steady trickle of awards, but the fund has not sought the […]

David RowleyMay 20, 2013