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Global bond melt-down on cards: Harris Fraser

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... his other fixed income holdings. "I'm scared by this potential melt-down scenario," he added. Instreet Investment's George Lucas, however, is less concerned. "I'd be very surprised if the US reaches the 6.5% unemployment target by 2014," he said. He ...

Further rate cuts to tempt investors back into risk assets: Lucas

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... fund trustees breathe a little easier, but it's still too early to hail the return of a bull market, according to George Lucas, managing director with boutique funds manager Instreet Investment. However, he wouldn't be surprised if another cut in official ...

RBA holds rates but deploys rhetoric as magic pudding

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... off policy adjustments if rhetoric can help get the economy moving again, according to Instreet managing director George Lucas. Yesterday the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised the market by holding off on its decision to cut interest rates, citing ...

Instreet launches alternative

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... the basket value. It also offers known downside risk with losses limited to the initial investment amount," said George Lucas managing director of Instreet. "With a relatively small one-off payment providing larger exposure, investors can add an allocation ...

Structured products right for the risk-aware

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... upturns, while protecting the portfolio as a whole. This is despite the declining appetite for structured products, said George Lucas, managing director, Instreet. "It's not hard to understand why the inflows have fallen; investors are risk averse and ...

Instreet launches structured product

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... a three-year period. The Instreet Series Link 48A is a leveraged product designed to perform in subdued markets. George Lucas managing director at Instreet said it provides a three-year exposure to Barclays ComBATS VOLT 5.0% Excess Return Index. "What ...

Instreet launches new structured product

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... Australia's big four banks and delivering quarterly fixed income payments at 11% a year. Instreet managing director, George Lucas said that the Financial Times reported recently about the growth in popularity of structured products in the independent ...

APLs a potential minefield under FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... with the ACCC already involved, according to one asset management firm. Instreet Investment's managing director, George Lucas, told Financial Standard that while much of the industry was preoccupied with talk about opt-in and best interest, the real ...

Best interest to put focus on risk: Instreet

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... has developed a new service for advisers to help them explain and quantify share portfolio risks. Managing director George Lucas maintains the post FOFA world will see advisers having to better understand risk as they increasingly move towards direct ...

Instreet launches risk service for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... management systems for fund managers, hedge funds, banks, prime brokers and administrators. Instreet managing director, George Lucas, said the service will allow advisers to stress test their clients' share and ETF portfolios while providing quantitative ...