ASI Conference Sept 2018
‘How much diversification is too much?’
Risk-averse investment professionals working in large-scale institutions may unwittingly be risking over-diversification.
Alice UribeSeptember 6, 2018
state street
Custody
Custody sector passes $3 trillion milestone
Strong growth in the second half of the year has helped the custody industry become the largest it has ever been.
Dan PurvesMarch 3, 2017
Hedge Funds
How StatePlus is smoothing the ride with smart beta
StatePlus has enhanced its retirement income proposition through the clever use of smart beta strategies.
Dan PurvesDecember 2, 2016
Hedge Funds
Super funds’ priorities reshaping passive managers
The sheer weight of assets held by passive managers is dramatically increasing their power to engage with companies on issues of corporate governance and ESG. Investment Magazine investigates the mixed messages coming out of the three biggest passive managers as they attempt to meet engagement expectations from institutional investors. Two trends are causing institutional investors to ask more from passive management, fuelling a change […]
Dan PurvesAugust 10, 2015
Hedge Funds
$70bn TCorp to streamline providers
The bond portfolio and manager line of the newly merged $70 billion funds management operation of TCorp will place a greater reliance on in-house management. The move will come as part of a general review to find the optimal mix of providers for State Super, TCorp and Safety, Return to Work and Support (SRWS) which […]
David RowleyJune 18, 2015
The power of technology: forward looking risk tools
The finance industry is slow in its willingness to innovate around technology, and is behind other industries says Jessica Donohue executive vice president, chief innovation officer and head of advisory and information solutions at State Street. And the cost of that inability, or stubbornness, around technology innovation is not inconsequential. State Street recently released its […]
Amanda WhiteMarch 26, 2015
Hedge Funds
Investors should be overweight international equities
Investment portfolios should have be overweight in international equities and underweight in Australian equities on a two to three year time horizon, a panel representing leading investment experts said. Jeremy Lawson, chief economist, Standard Life Investments argued that the risk-return basis of Australian equities were not attractive when compared with other international equity markets, particularly […]
Dan PurvesFebruary 26, 2015
Hedge Funds
IFM Investors enters the Mexican infrastructure market
IFM Investors is making its first investment in Mexico through a 24.99 per cent stake in a toll road on the outskirts of Mexico City. The investment is predicated in part on the forecast that Mexico will become the world’s tenth largest economy by 2030 – it is currently in fifteenth place. Julio Garcia, head […]
Dan PurvesJanuary 23, 2015