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Devote 20 per cent or more to direct property: ADPIA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... and certain funds yes, but for the vast majority of investors, no," Atchison explained. Atchison also noted that diversification in direct property was as important as in any asset class and recommended being geographically diversified across four states ...

Schroders emerging markets fund praised by Zenith

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2006
... equities exposure, with an allocation of up to 10 per cent of that part of the portfolio being reasonable. The diversification benefits are limited, according to Zenith, but inclusion of the SGEMF should add to the long-term returns of a portfolio. "In ...

Japanese property a hit with Aussie investors

... recognition of the opportunities these markets present to Australian investors seeking superior returns as well as diversification," said Christopher Andrews, division director for Macquarie Real Estate Capital. He said that two of the local funds were ...

Diversify out of Aust equities: van Eyk

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... peers has been eroded. "International equities now appear to be better relative value and provide much-needed diversification benefits to conservative Australian investors who do not wish to be overly reliant on the performance of a small number of companies ...

MLC pools developed and emerging markets portfolios

... worked with Capital on this mandate is that, as a multi-manager, we already consider the risks and have our own diversification strategy so we don't need that layer of diversification provided by investing in more than 500 stocks," she said. But the ...

Absolute returns not high risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
... strategies are not increasing their risk weightings because such strategies are really aimed at adding greater diversification. Scott MacDonald, managing director of VanMac Global Partners, said, "Absolute return strategies add to diversification. It's ...

AUI tops $4b FUM

Australian Unity Investments (AUI) is reaping the benefits of its diversification strategy after it unveiled a record $4 billion in funds under management (FUM) at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday. "Overall we have almost doubled ...

MIR scores $100m from Catholic Super and Retirement

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
... hope to offer members exposure to MIR's robust returns, while enhancing the overall risk profile through manager diversification," Cantor said. Michael Triguboff said the CSRF mandate was warmly welcomed. "We are delighted to be recognised by CSRF as ...

Contrarian managers make a comeback

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
... get a reversal, a number of managers get hit hard," he said. Murray added that clients should be aware that the diversification benefits of mixing managers of different styles could be lost as a result of the increase in momentum investing. "Multi-manager ...

SSgA launches global index fund with value bias

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... captures the best of both worlds by giving investors the potential upside of the value premium with low risk, diversification and low cost," Jonathan Shead, product engineer at SSgA Australia, said. Shead said the wealth-weighted strategy would exist ...