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Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... bond fund was timely given February's equity and bond market turbulence. The fund answers to investor concern over volatility because it aims to deliver returns in both rising and falling bond markets. And Munro believes there is a lot more to play out ...

ETFs a winner in February market slump: Vanguard

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... February price correction. The analysis said it found no evidence the rise of indexing in ETFs pushes up stock market volatility and could potentially be the catalyst for the next severe share market turndown. "Historical data comparing market volatility ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... just got real. The WB talked about how "abrupt tightening of global financing or a sudden rise in financial market volatility" could "potentially derail the expansion." "In addition, escalating trade protectionism or rising geopolitical risk could also ...

Watermark LIC chair resigns to launch new business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... the time. "WGF gives investors the opportunity to achieve stronger, more consistent performance amidst the current volatility, and reduced equity market risk. WGF's strategy hedges out market and sector risks."

Unlisted property top performer in 2017: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... per annum and income of 5.8% per annum, the report said. "The structural nature of real estate as a generator of low volatility income continues to attract strong capital flows as low bond yields have kept spreads attractive," it said. The office market ...

Chief economist update: The key to ECB taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... supported by our monetary policy measures. At the same time, uncertainties continue to prevail. In particular, the recent volatility in financial markets, notably also in the exchange rate, deserves close monitoring with regard to its possible implications ...

Don't time equity returns with interest rates: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... "Using interest rate prediction to time equity markets is really not a viable value-added investment strategy," he said. Volatility in global equity markets increased sharply recently before retreating again, while yields on 10-year government bonds ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Raised volatility on Wall Street, North Korea, American protectionism, stagnant wages growth and high household debt levels, rising electricity prices and still elevated property prices - and more recently, Barnaby Joyce - these are a few of (not my ...

Advisers cautious over fixed income allocations

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... strategist noted that some investors are currently willing to hold more risk than in recent years. During February's market volatility Craig said he was fielding more questions from the media than investors. "Imagine bond and equity markets as two tectonic ...

Don't blame ETFs: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... of 68% of respondents polled in Financial Standard's survey last week, who said ETFs did not cause the recent market volatility. Only 15% said ETFs were partially to blame, while 11% were inconclusive because there was not enough evidence to show ETFs ...