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Austock expands investment menu

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... Vanguard Diversified Growth Index and Vanguard International Shares (Unhedged) Index mean Austock investors now have the choice of seven Vanguard index funds. The additions bring the total number of investment options on Austock Life's platform to 33. ...

Lifeplan increases investment bond options

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... stable investment option. Among 42 investment options available through NextGen the new choices include: Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Vanguard Growth Index Fund PIMCO Australian Bond Fund PIMCO Global Bond Fund Fidelity Australian Equities Fund Vanguard ...

Divestment integral for better returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... superannuation funds holding fossil fuel stocks. Market Forces executive director Julien Vincent said: "Super funds have the choice to take a systemic approach to the structural decline of coal and rule it out of their portfolios altogether. Or they ...

Pengana aims to lead global small cap groundswell

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Pengana hopes the new strategy it is offering through a partnership with the so-called Queen of Small Caps, Leah Zell's firm, Lizard Investors, resonates with investors as much as global mega-cap peers Magellan and Platinum. Pengana's director of distribution ...

Chi-X to launch own indices, ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... longer time horizon." In April, the alternative exchange will start listing ETFs based on its own indices. "It is about more choice. We want to design products for the SMSF sector. We will try to define which things people really want to invest in." ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... inflation. All these threaten to come back and bite Uncle Sam in the behind. What's Janet gonna do then? She'll have no choice but to return to the beginning - that is, reverse the 25 bps lift back to zero and perhaps brings back QE for good measure. ...

Bangkok bombs and Malaysia's terror

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... down to US$100 billion in July - the least since 2010. If it decides to defend the currency, the central would have no choice but to raise interest rates. That would weaken growth, company earnings and share prices.

New lifecycle and infrastructure options at Hostplus

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... the cost, risk and administrative burden. Choiceplus members are able to invest directly into companies in the S&P/ASX 300 Index, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) covering developed, emerging and commodity markets and term deposits.

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... property still in a funk and the Shanghai composite index now considered over valued, Chinese investors have little other choice but to head south... at least until the arbitrage gap is closed. But as Reuters reports, "Hong Kong shares trading at discounts ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... news, Westfield Corporation is slated to post full year results. Southern Cross Media, Seven Group, WorleyParsons, Mortgage Choice, Charter Hall Group and Veda Group are expected to release half year results. In Australia, the market on Tuesday hit another ...