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Better than bonds: A new approach to lifecycle investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... they should pick defensive equities instead of bonds. Defensive equities portfolios include equities that have low volatility and better down-side protection, and are a realm commanded by specialist managers, Parametric managing director research Australia ...

PIMCO partners with data and analytics platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... and retailers. This is because, the report explained, the valuations suggested by tight credit spreads and very low volatility are close to fully pricing in the "good news" implied by above-trend global growth and "gently rising inflation." Exacerbating ...

Volatility divides investors: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
As volatility and interest rate movements remain top concerns for investors, many are divided on the impact these risks will have on portfolio returns, the latest Natixis Investment Managers survey shows. About eight-in-ten (78%) of the 200 fund researchers ...

SSGA boosts SPDR distribution team

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... triple-leveraged things sound great - if the S&P goes up 1% I'll get 3%!' And I say, 'Yeah, on a daily reset with a lot of volatility,' because they think that it's that straightforward: that if the S&P 500 goes up 5% in a month, they'll make 15%. But ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... billion to the sector since 2007. Tim Lee, a partner of the food and agribusiness advisory division at PwC, says water volatility and accessibility to required volumes are posing risks not only to producers, but to supply chains of food, beverage and ...

Chief economist update: Australian workers, don't expect a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... growth - the domestic labour market's direction is a crucial indicator that would determine policy direction. But the volatility of the monthly changes in the seasonally adjusted measure of employment provides a confusing picture of the state and direction ...

New manager raising $30m for crypto fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... there have been concerns of increasing correlations with equity markets, especially during recent periods of market volatility. But Nguyen said this was coincidental. "Actually, one of the advantages is that it is uncorrelated to a lot of asset classes ...

Chief economist update: Back to the shops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... 2017 quarter's strong 4% advance. Still, this represents the US consumers' resilience in the face of the increased volatility in the financial markets in the first quarter of 2018 and the prospect of another two or three more interest rate hikes this ...

Vanguard launches two active factor ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... Value Equity (ASX: VVLU), and invests in global equities with value characteristics. The second, the Global Minimum Volatility (ASX: VMIN), aims to deliver a return with lower volatility than the FTSE Global All-Cap Index (AUD hedged) before fees, expenses ...

SMSF pool still ripe for financial advice: AMP

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... for example," Keegan said. The survey also found SMSF trustees were increasing cash reserves in response to global volatility. On average an SMSF had $110,000 in cash. About two thirds (65%) of the SMSF investors said they were keeping cash in reserve ...