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SMSFs still under-invested in global shares

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors continue to overlook the diversification and growth benefits of investing in overseas shares, according to Insync head of research Marcus Tuck. While allocations have increased slightly, the latest figures for ...

Market Vectors ETF gets Lonsec rating

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... a single transaction. The Fund tracks the Market Vectors Australia Equal Weight Index, which provides greater diversification across industries versus traditional market cap-weighted indices." Market Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF is designed to ...

Dalton Nicol Reid wins $40m Intrust mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... Reid is a great addition to our existing Australian equity manager line-up, providing an even greater level of diversification to our members." Dalton Nicol Reid acting chief executive Justine Hickey added: "Our long-term business strategy has been to ...

Zenith recommends AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

STAFF REPORTER  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... of the Australian cash rate after fees over the cycle. "This rating is a significant milestone in executing our diversification into the Australian retail investment market," AllianceBernstein's Australian executive director Ross Kent said. The fund ...

Future Fund quiet on leadership changes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... premia has contracted enough to reflect a changed environment?'" Neal emphasised the Future Fund's commitment to diversification, saying it would not pile into listed equities just because returns were high. On the subject of the Future Fund's ongoing ...

Emerging market turmoil is a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... "Investors should have some exposure to consumers in emerging market countries in their portfolios, i.e. some diversification away from Australian equities into overseas stocks." Insync's preferred approach is to have indirect exposure to the consumers ...

SMSFs eye offshore assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... allocating offshore. One possible explanation is confusion from investors on where they should go to achieve true diversification benefits from international investing." When asked about barriers to investing overseas, 21% said 'insufficient funds' was ...

Franking credits hindering corporate bond market: AMP

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
... Australian dollar is a heavily traded currency. There's an opportunity there to link Asia's need to have some diversification in their reserves to a broader market discussion. That would mean having both Asian issuers and Asian investors. He said that ...

Peters MacGregor Global Fund added to netwealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
... of the advisers who use this leading platform in order to broaden its reach with financial advisers seeking the diversification and performance benefits of a firm of its caliber." Independent financial advisory firms Centric Wealth and Shadforth Financial ...

Fund manager warns of 'Japanification' of Europe

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... inflation-linked products, are going to subside. "So we're expressing two views through this one particular theme to add a diversification benefit." Against this more optimistic view of the UK and the US, he took a very pessimistic view on Europe, pointing ...