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Currency and managing volatility: New Financial Standard spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... policies. This week the Financial Standard weekly readership survey asks: 'How important is currency management in managing volatility in a global equities portfolio?' The poll aims to provide a better understanding on how financial advisers view the ...

Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... Media Product Launch of the Year BT Panorama Finalists JPMorgan Global Macro Opportunities Fund Lazard Global Managed Volatility Fund Legg Mason Western Asset Global Bond Fund Schroders - ASX:GROW Investment Product of the Year J.P. Morgan Asset Management ...

Grant Samuel finalises fifth partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... GSFM's fifth, covering a range of specialist asset classes: Australian equities, global equities, global fixed income, volatility and now absolute return via global equities. "Munro brings a new capability to the opportunities we bring to investors ...

Short selling is 'smart money': Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... investment analyst Justin Tay said. "As with most equity-related strategies, there may be periods of heightened performance volatility over the shorter-term; performance should be considered within the context of a longer-term investment horizon to maximise ...

Tasplan awards $265m equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... aggregate Australian assets under management to about $2.5 billion, will manage the Tasplan funds in its enhanced low-volatility Global Conservative Equities strategy. Tasplan head of listed investments and strategy Mark Williams explained: "Following ...

Hunter Hall funds and LIC receive makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... upside," Cvetanovski said. "The mandate across the funds is to generate long-term consistent returns whilst reducing volatility and the risk of losing capital." The HHV board also announced details of its plans for the listed investment company going ...

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... embraced passive strategies, brought functions in-house or pulled vendors to the negotiating table, bfinance noted. Low volatility active managers are among the hardest hit, with fees down 24% since 2010. "Active managers in Australia and globally are ...

Finding quality in small caps

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... relative to the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index. The report said using this index produces a quality tilt and reduces volatility. "Dividend screening is the first point of difference between the MVS Index and the standard market capitalisation index ...

Reporting overhaul to hit insurer profits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... consistency and higher levels of disclosure in how insurance companies measure liabilities - and will potentially bring more volatility in reported profit, according to EY global insurance finance, risk and actuarial leader Martin Bradley. While the ...

Aussie hedge fund eyes US expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... Fiduciary Fund aims to achieve returns between 8% to 11% per annum over rolling five-year periods, with significantly less volatility than the Australian equity market, by allocating to managers across a range of absolute return strategies. Kalish said ...