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Investor education key to healthy ETF market: SPDR

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
Retail investors losing money on recent short volatility strategies indicates ETF providers have a bigger role to play in education, according to global SPDR chair Jim Ross. Speaking at a media roundtable in Sydney, Ross said it was paramount that investors ...

Milliman launches course correction tool for retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... of focus on longevity risk; a lot of annuities and other longevity products. But we're not exploring the immediate volatility issue with as much nuance." Research on Even Keel uses a case study whereby a retiree couple have invested $525,000 in an 80/20 ...

Chief economist update: No target sign on India's back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... number-one and number-two biggest economies in the world is enough to get many investors quivering in their socks. Add volatility and the uncertainty of what Trump will do next into the mix - oh, and the "sell in May" dictum (which coincides with the ...

Bell AM recruits senior global equities analyst

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... cycles and his extensive sector experience are highly complementary," Bell said. He added: "As global share market volatility continues, we are experiencing strong demand for strategies with long track records and resilience across all market cycles. ...

Tech selloff builds cash pile at Pengana

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... is on (fund) performance when the markets go up." US markets are expensive, Aussie banks are highly leveraged, and volatility may rear its head again "a little bit", he said. The equities manager is funneling its tech selloff payout into a mix of domestic ...

Chief economist update: Japan's other war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... steel exports "went to Asia, dwarfing the US market in importance." Perhaps. But this could also be that the recent volatility in the financial markets is prompting safe-haven purchases of the Japanese yen. The yen has appreciated by 6.1% versus the ...

Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... allocation to growth assets, whereby 90% would be invested in shares and property for example, so they can ride out market volatility. The balanced fund on the other hand, best suits middle-aged Australians such as 55-year-olds, he added. "If members ...

Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... be good at predicting Wall Street's direction but they sure do impact overall economic growth. While renewed market volatility continue to put Wall Street to task, Main Street is taking the goings-on in America - fiscal and monetary policy, economics ...

Kapstream creates new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... and/or slightly less liquid securities, recognising that some investors are willing to accept incrementally higher volatility and illiquidity in exchange for higher returns." "But importantly it will retain the same familiar Kapstream philosophy which ...

Top stocks shine in the long term: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Despite the market volatility and challenges 2018 has thrown at advisers, this is a good time to cut through the short-term noise and reflect on opportunities that'll pay off in the long run, according leading fund managers. Lazard Asset Management ...