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UBS launches soft com and Asia prod

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... Small. "Buying the shares of a local agricultural company has a great feel-good factor but offers insufficient diversification. "Food investment is an area where structured products really come into their own, especially when you can gain exposure to ...

Ord Minnett to invest in finance titans

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
... developed in the recent few years with JPMorgan to meet the expressed needs of investors for international equity diversification," said Walter Lewin, managing director of Ord Minnett Asset Management. Investors will also be provided with a loan facility ...

Norway revises pension investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... $391 billion Government Pension Fund has increased its allocation to real estate and emerging markets to improve diversification and investment returns. The Government Pension Fund, which comprises of The Pension Fund - Global and is managed by Norges ...

From Wall Street to the Great Wall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... investor conference, Malkiel said both inflation-linked securities and raw commodity stocks provided solid portfolio diversification opportunities. "I think we've got inflationary pressures across the world, [so] inflation linked securities are showing ...

Strong lineup in listed infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... single digit or low double digits," the report said. Listed infrastructure funds provide retail investors with diversification opportunities but investors should be aware of the use of leverage in the underlying assets, the report said. "The [underlying] ...

RaboPlus adds BlackRock Global to platform menu

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... environment of increasing uncertainty, customers are looking for new ways to generate medium term growth with greater diversification to protect them from the continuing downward pressure of global market sentiment," he said. In other news, BlackRock ...

Bad markets, good advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... David Miles warned members of lower returns in its mid-year newsletter in February. According to Thomas, portfolio diversification is also important, and advisers ought to ensure their portfolios are properly spread on three levels - asset classes, fund ...

Aberdeen adds to fixed income Core

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... risks. So you should be using derivatives to hedge those out," said Bradley. "Also, derivatives are good as a diversification factor so they can be used to add value in asset classes such as rates and currency. These are not linked to credit markets ...

ANZ HFA alliance targets Asia

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... returns than traditional Asian-focused investment offerings, with a very strong emphasis on capital preservation and diversification. Applicants using the bank's 100 per cent lending package face a minimum investment amount of $50,000, or a minimum of ...

Scrap $5bn super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... about a squeeze spot for getting all the economies of scale you're probably going to get in terms of fees and diversification. "There's no question that the directors and management of [smaller] funds probably do an extremely good job, but the thing ...