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Markets are stronger than Trump

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... Ariel Investments president Mellody Hobson believes market fundamentals are stronger than any current geopolitical volatility. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference on the Gold Coast, Hobson said ...

Boring is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... where he found it, at a record low 1.5%...to this day. In a word, boring. But boring is good, for unlike the extreme volatility of the GFC days, there was little of that during his term (so far). The A$/US$ exchange rate has fluctuated from US$0.7484 ...

Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... between the genders," the report reads. The report also shows SMSF investors taking advantage of reduced sharemarket volatility to consolidate their portfolios, trading less but taking larger positions when doing so. SMSFs are twice as likely to trade ...

Beware creative debt packaging: Robeco

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
In this low volatility environment, it's important not to fall into the trap of chasing yields and creatively packaging debt again - reminiscent of the lead up to the Global Financial Crisis, a fixed income expert says. Robeco Singapore fixed income ...

Suitability: more than risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... importance of the investor's capacity for loss, saying that while they may be very comfortable with high levels of volatility they may not necessarily have the capacity to bear the loss of the investment and still maintain their existing standard of ...

Modern Silk Road presents investment jewel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... theme," Quantifeed senior quantitative strategist Gaudi Schneider said. Stocks considered in the portfolio are inverse volatility weighted which often results in improved performance, and the index-composition and weighting is reviewed semi-annually ...

QVG Capital launches inaugural fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... attractive returns available from investing in smaller companies often come as a result of a certain level of month-to-month volatility, Prunty warns. "The journey may be bumpy but we believe if investors stick with the strategy, it will ultimately be ...

The negatives in the positive jobs report

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... month. That doesn't spell accelerating wages growth. Okay...one swallow does not a spring make, especially given the volatility even in the seasonally adjusted figures. But the trend, which usually is our friend, offers a sobering indication too. The ...

UK manager partners for Aussie distribution

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... "sustainable alpha" factor for companies operating in 33 sectors. The firm uses its MoRE database to manage active, low-volatility and smart beta portfolios of developed market global and regional equities. Clearway Capital managing director Dennis Mothoneos ...

Hedging strategies protecting members' assets: NAB

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... diversify, and technological change." "Combine these headwinds with lower FX returns in recent times, and even lower market volatility, and you've got a case where super funds are adapting and responding to changing conditions," she said.