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BetaShares managed fund receives rating

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... Risk Global Share Fund provides exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of global shares while seeking to reduce volatility and lessen downside risk. In its report, Lonsec noted the strengths of the fund include the way it provides exposure to the ...

Robo-advice portfolios benefiting from quant factors

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... approach is based on a forward-looking growth story for a niche industry, the latter uses quantitative variables, such as volatility, yield, size and momentum. Schneider said one way of introducing a quantitative factor to a given thematic portfolio ...

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... in Chinese New Year to January this year)". Good on you Alan. For a better picture - and to smooth out the monthly volatility in the indices - the three-month moving average shows business confidence lifted to a reading of 8 in February - the highest ...

Insto trading volumes surge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... the dark pool. The tools allow traders to seek and build blocks, improving execution and performance amidst market volatility, Baldwin said. Liquidnet has more than 830 global asset managers and investors trading in its network. It operates in 44 markets ...

ETFs are coming-of-age

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... younger investors finding it more and more difficult to get onto the property market and the share market due to high volatility. They need to put their savings somewhere and the ability to buy a diversified ETF is a very good way to get started as an ...

Going good but there are risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... about Brexit, rising protectionism and revisions to China's exchange rate policy, may catalyse global exchange-rate volatility that could affect Australia's trade". What monetary and fiscal authorities and the prudential regulator could control though ...

ACBC partners with Praemium

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... advisers are looking for ways to deliver income and yield to clients, but without a significant increase in risk and volatility," Morris said. "We are excited to work with XTB to offer advisers and their clients exposure to the benefits of corporate ...

Omega unveils equity income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... Australian Equity Income Fund. Moore aims to target after-tax returns designed for specific outcomes, which include low volatility, low drawdown and consistent income to investors. The strategy expects to generate income of four to 6% per annum and deliver ...

iShares receives 'recommended' rating

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Research house Lonsec has awarded a 'recommended' rating to two iShares Edge Smart Beta Minimum Volatility exchange traded funds. The ratings assigned to iShares Edge MSCI Australia Minimum Volatility ETF and the iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility ...

Vanguard introduces low-cost active funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... new funds: Vanguard Global Quantitative Equity Fund; Vanguard Global Value Equity Fund; and Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund; will be available to advisers, investors and institutional clients. "Vanguard has a long-held conviction that there is ...