Blackrock

• AMP, BlackRock & Lonsec combine in powerful managed account initiative

  AMP Advice has launched Australia-first solution for democratising access to managed portfolios

• Beyond 60/40: Thematics - Investing in the new economy

  Chad Hitzeman (Global X), Hugh Lam (Betashares), and Michael McCorry (BlackRock Investment Management) consider how thematic and alternative investments can be used to enhance the framework of a traditional portfolio.

   

• BlackRock - Back to a volatile future - IMAP Independent Thought

  Katie Petering - Director & Head of Investment Strategyexplains the BlackRock Investment Institute’s latest views on tactical asset allocation, including the three key investment themes it expects will play out over the next six months.

   

• Enhancements to MyNorth Sustainable managed portfolios to lift sustainability footprint and diversification

  AMP announces enhancements to its MyNorth Sustainable managed portfolios, which as a core ESG principle invest in funds where managers influence the companies they invest in regard to environmental, social and governance matters.

• North focuses on customisation and flexibility with several new additions

  North has announced that it has expanded its range of customisation options for managed portfolios, giving advisers more flexibility over the assets their clients hold, to help more advice practices deliver portfolio customisation at scale

• Portfolio customisation: Models with tailoring

  Eleanor Menniti (Lonsec), Uwe Helmes (BlackRock), and Julian Lefcovitch (North) explore the challenges and benefits of bringing a scaleable custom managed portfolio solution to market.

   

• Retirement income certainty and choice at the heart of North’s investment menu additions

  AMP Advice has launched Australia-first solution for democratising access to managed portfolios

• Risk isn’t always a bad thing

  Implementing risk management strategies in managed account portfolios can be challenging. Uwe Helmes (BlackRock), Simon Ho (Milliman), Glen Foster (Atrium), and Andrew Stadelmann (BT) discuss their approach to risk management.

   

• The Holy Grail of private markets for managed accounts

  Jason Huljich (Centuria Capital), Andrew Lockhart (Metrics Credit Partners), Daniel Choo (Russell Investments), Alex Donald (Ironbark), and Chris Ogilvie (Invest Blue) consider potential issues in going down the private markets path