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Investment capabilities
BT offers investment funds across a wide range of asset classes. We have one of the largest investment teams in the Australian market and deploy these extensive resources to manage investments in Australian and international fixed interest, shares, property and alternative assets.
Our investment research arm, BT Investment Solutions, searches the world to find leading investment houses to manage BT’s range of international, specialist and Multi-manager funds.
This structure ensures you get expert investment management whichever asset class you invest in.
BT Investment Management’s investment philosophy
We believe that investment markets are not always rational or efficient. These inefficiencies can result in periods where markets and securities are mispriced.
Mispricing can arise for a number of reasons such as: differing interpretations of global market information; access to information; differing expectations about the investment potential of specific securities; reluctance to take profits or sell at a loss; and, other behavioural patterns. While securities tend to revert back to their “true” or inherent value over time, these inefficiencies can be identified and exploited through an active investment approach and rigorous research.
The management of risk is central to our investment philosophy and embedded in our processes. We believe that risks must be understood, quantified and controlled before investment decisions are undertaken. A risk-controlled environment reduces volatility and improves the consistency of returns.
In those asset classes where we have a comparative advantage – Income and Cash, Australian Equities, Australian Property Securities, and Alternative Investments – we manufacture and provide services using our in-house capabilities. BT IM’s investment management team focuses on leveraging a large, talented resource pool, and applying disciplined investment processes to generate true-to-label performance.
BT IM also has arrangements with a number of external managers including global organisations with complementary capabilities. These include managers for Global Bonds, Global Equities, Global Property, and Global Alternative Investments. These relationships enable investors to access global expertise and perspectives.
We believe BT IM’s approach - utilising both internal and external investment capabilities - is a key feature in distinguishing us from other managers. BT IM is committed to the research and investigation of new opportunities for the benefit of our clients.