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Investor Weekly



Boring is a safe strategy for now

Boring is a sound investment strategy for now, Wingate's Chad Padowitz says. ... read more »

Thinking beyond BRIC

Australian superannuation funds should consider an increased allocation to the two outstanding emerging markets in the region, John Pereira says.... read more »

Active management in Aust equities - when does it work?

As many active managers have struggled to add value in recent years, Frontier's Natasha Kronouer looks at whether there is merit to maintaining an active strategy. ... read more »

'Chindia' defies private equity doomsayers

China and India are offering some sustainable opportunities in private equity investment, according to Adveq.... read more »

Participating in China's growth: go direct or indirect?

Accessing China via specialist China or Asian funds is a good option for institutional investors, according to Asia Pacific Asset Management.... read more »

Targeting the right default option

With more than half of Australia's superannuation assets held by members aged over 50, it is time to ask why typical default funds do not provide an adequate mix of growth and protection for all members, Deutsche Bank says. ... read more »

The quiet achiever

Superannuation Minister Chris Bowen recently moved into the portfolio without much fanfare, but the young cabinet minister has a clear view of what he wants to achieve in his new job and where he wants to steer the superannuation system. Alice Uribe reports.... read more »

Expanding the ESG horizon

By Joseph Fekete, Clearway Capital Solutions joint managing director and principal

While ESG strategies have been incorporated into mainstream asset classes, investors are now looking to include these principles in alternative assets. Clearway's Joseph Fekete assesses the trend. ... read more »

The Cooper review survival guide

By Adrian Johnstone

The motto 'be prepared' has informed the actions of the Boy Scout movement since it was coined by Robert Baden-Powell in 1907. Sequential's Adrian Johnstone thinks this is good advice for industry executives as the Cooper review unfolds.... read more »

An investment view on climate change

By Ed Smith

It is imperative superannuation funds consider the potential risks and opportunities that arise from climate change and how these can potentially be mitigated and accessed respectively, Frontier Investment Consulting's Ed Smith says. ... read more »

Asia transformed

Cover Story

By Christine St Anne

The Asian financial crisis of 1997 was the catalyst that drove companies in the region to transform into more disciplined operations. How is the region positioned to withstand the current global financial crisis? Christine St Anne reports.... read more »

The drive for capital

Opportunistic credit emerges

By Gary Stead, Shearwater Capital Group co-founder

Opportunistic credit has come onto the radar of institutional investors as supply and demand gaps in credit markets emerge. ... read more »

Can America reinvent itself?

By Christine St Anne

Futurist Keith Suter last year told a Sydney conference if the US can elect a young black president with Hussein as his middle name, then the country can reinvent itself.... read more »

 
 

 
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