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Boutique appoints Equity Trustees as RE

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... entity mandate for Brisbane investment manager, Pentalpha, overseeing the Income for Life Fund - a high-yield, low volatility Australian equities fund.

First XTB 'Floater' model portfolio launched

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... corporate bonds in the wholesale market. XTBs allow all other investors to access the same superior returns from low volatility floaters," Murphy said. Quantifeed senior executive for strategic partnerships, Graeme Brant added: "Many portfolios of Australian ...

Retirement income fund launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... Australian retirement income fund to explicitly target all three key objectives - attractive mix of income, reduced volatility and capital growth. As founder, chief executive and chief investment officer of Vertium, Teh said the firm aims to do one thing ...

Equity Trustees appointed RE for boutique

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... fund. Boutique manager Pentalpha selected Equity Trustees as the RE for its Income For Life Fund - a high-yield, low volatility Australian equities fund. Equity Trustees executive general manager, corporate trustee services, Harvey Kalman said Pentalpha ...

Real Asset Management embraces SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... held exposure through to more diversified ETFs," Frearson said. He said such a strategy assists in reducing portfolio volatility and delivering on the investment objectives over the cycle, while still producing a strong, tax-effective income stream. ...

Private Portfolio Managers launch SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... clients seeking long-term investment growth with a long-term investment horizon of more than five years, with some volatility. The SMA comprises Australian equities (70-98%) and fixed interest and cash (2-30%) and requires a minimum investment of $20,000. ...

Reflation narrative lacks substance: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... reflation narrative to China's response to the commodities cycle from mid-2014 to Q1 2016. "There was this period of volatility that clearly impacted the Chinese economy, and what they did in response was create that narrative. That period in US Treasury ...

Short-termism obsession misses premia: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... value, it noted. "Long-term investor ownership also improves the quality of the board, reduces sales, costs and earnings volatility, increases dividends and share repurchases, lowers takeover defences, and encourages firms to become more innovative." ...

Currency and managing volatility: Financial Standard spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
This week the Financial Standard weekly readership survey asks: 'How important is currency management in managing volatility in a global equities portfolio?' The poll, sponsored by State Street Global Advisors, addresses currency as one of the key concerns ...

Investors to benefit from $4tn US infrastructure bill

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... diversification for offshore investors, given that "US municipal bonds have historically shown relatively low levels of volatility and correlation to other asset classes." "These characteristics, combined with stable credit quality and favourable treatment ...