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FEATURE: Rethinking fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... offset by another downside risk of its own. Experts agree that the most sensible approach is likely to involve diversification across a combination of strategies. Due to a nearly 30-year fixed income bull run, relatively few financial services professionals ...

Franklin Templeton nabs Deutsche AWM bond specialists

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
... portfolios. Commenting on the appointment, Franklin Templeton Australia managing director Maria Wilton said: "Diversification across investment capabilities and market segments is an important part of our long-term business strategy." She continued ...

Beacon approves DomaCom fractional property fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... across multiple properties to achieve the right blend of yield and capital growth for their portfolio along with diversification, the primary risk mitigation strategy. At the same time DomaCom have launched an accreditation program with CPD points for ...

FEATURE: Managing SMSF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... no matter how much equity markets are running." In this context, financial advice can become a key driver for diversification. CoreData research shows that advised investors have typically more diversified and better performing portfolios than unadvised ...

New fund to give retail investors access to volatility index

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... said, and added that "although this has been recognised in international markets, it is relatively unused as a diversification option in Australia." McIntyre said that investing in the fund could be "an attractive third option after Australian equities ...

Catholic Super seeds new AllianceBernstein fund

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... high-quality companies and seeks to reduce stock-specific risks; it also invests up to 20% in global equities to increase diversification and reduce downside risk and up to 20% in cash. AllianceBernstein Australia chief executive Jen Driscoll said that ...

Investec to sell local professional banking arm

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... Securities Exchange (ASX) that the acquisition is a strong fit with BOQ's four strategic pillars and will bring diversification and scale benefits. "The acquisition provides BOQ with an opportunity to obtain a leading position in attractive specialist ...

Leap in appetite for overseas assets

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... international investment opportunities, shifting assets from domestic to international equities. "This is a smart diversification move for many Australian investors who historically are overweight domestic equities, meaning their portfolios carry a lot ...

ASIC should regulate SMSFs as a financial product: PwC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... strategy that specifies "how the fund will meet its long term investment objectives including asset allocation, diversification, liquidity and the appropriate level of borrowings." PwC proposed that ASIC should charge annual registration fees to SMSF ...

PM Capital eyes Asia fund listing

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... reallocation to more exposure to Asian equities will allow investors to strengthen their portfolios with greater diversification and exposure to industries not well represented on the ASX," PM Capital chief executive Chris Donohoe said. "Additionally ...