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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... orders (+4 from +2) and continuing improvement in exports (+2 from +1) and profitability (+12 from +11). The fall in the "stocks" component from +4 to +1 in June is also good news as it suggests increased production to replenish dwindling stocks. Quarterly ...

Zenith finds value in reduced blue chip exposure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
The best-performing funds on Zenith's approved product list were those that reduced exposure to the top 20 ASX stocks, according to its 2016 Australian Large Companies Sector Review. The review found that, on average, approved Zenith products returned ...

Morningstar introduces global risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... at the outset, but Morningstar plans to expand to other asset classes in the future. It currently evaluates over 40,000 stocks and 10,000 equity fund portfolios, and contains 36 risk factors which cover style, sector, region and currency characteristics. ...

ANZ ETFS readies Eurozone ETF

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... 50 ETF, which will have the ASX ticker code ESTX, will track the Eurozone's largest and most liquid index of blue-chip stocks. The index covers 50 of the largest stocks from 12 countries within the Eurozone including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands ...

Stockspot cuts robo-advice fees

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
Automated investment adviser and fund manager, Stockspot, has reduced fees for all clients and eliminated the annual advice fee for investment portfolios under $50,000. Stockpot founder and chief executive, Chris Brycki, said the decision to reduce ...

AB fund awarded recommended rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... its peers. The research firm noted that the fund seeks to capture the so-called 'low-risk anomaly' whereby low volatility stocks tend to generate higher risk-adjusted returns when compared to stocks with high volatility. Zenith said it believed the fund's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... second month. The details of the report showed employment (53.1), sales (52.8) and new orders (51.8) expanded last month. Stocks (46.6) and deliveries (48.5) contracted. The AiG performance of services index followed the one of manufacturing - reported ...

T. Rowe Price strengthens global offering

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... their portfolios deters investment. "The Global Equity (Hedged) Fund seeks to provide investors access to high quality stocks in over 30 countries around the globe, while minimising the impact of currency movements through a hedging overlay strategy," ...

Retirees can't rely on "mediocre" large-caps: Montgomery

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
A portfolio of conventional blue chip stocks will only ever provide mediocre long-term returns given the constraints these companies are under, according to Montgomery Investment Management chair Roger Montgomery. In his new "Earning or Yearning?" whitepaper ...

Ratings upgrade for VanEck, PM Capital

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... exploited by employing thorough and insightful fundamental analysis." "The strategy will typically hold between 25 and 45 stocks; which Zenith considers to be concentrated. Short positions are only entered into opportunistically and where they are sufficiently ...