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Ranger brings global equity strategy to Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... investor. Over the past 12 years, the strategy has outperformed the MSCI ACWI benchmark while maintaining an average portfolio yield substantially above global equity markets. The fund is headed up by senior portfolio manager Bill Andersen. "Investors ...

Investec fund acquires Brisbane property

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... established family-run building materials business that owns several successful subsidiaries across Australia. The initial passing yield on acquisition is 7.80% pre-transaction costs, and the lease includes annual rental increases linked to CPI. "The ...

Bangkok bombs and Malaysia's terror

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... fall. The current exchange of 4.1 ringgit to a US dollar is the lowest since the Asian financial crisis of 1997/98. Too, the yield on Malaysia's 10-year bonds have jumped to 4.3% -- the highest since January 2014 - from a low of 3.75% in February this ...

Empire State bombs out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... because of lift-off expectations. Wall Street seemed to be. The S&P 500 index closed more than half a percent on the up while yield on 10-year US Treasuries closed 5 bps lower to 2.15%. But let's not jump the gun here. The Empire State Manufacturing ...

Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... of 0.2 percent." Both remains below the 2.0% Fed target. So is the market-based measure of inflation expectations - the yield differential between the nominal 10-year US Treasury bond and the 10-year US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Declining bond yields, an uncertain equities landscape and an appetite for diversification are driving institutions towards alternative assets. Alex Burke investigates whether this is the right idea. When Perpetual acting general manager for regulated ...

New SMAs at MLC increasing exponentially

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... early signs from our three new products support the view that advisers are increasingly turning to the SMA market. In a low yield environment it is important for advisers - and investors - to have a variety of income-focused investment options. "We're ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Well they tried, and they tried, and they tried, but it seems that there's just no bringing back gold's shine. Gold was hit for six - that is, prices dropped for a sixth consecutive day overnight - down to a low of US$1,088.05 per ounce (the lowest ...

AMP expands US credit research team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... Capital has appointed four people to its Chicago-based credit research team in a bid to increase its understanding of US high yield markets. Alexander Shire will join the team on 20 July 2015 as senior portfolio manager. He has 15 years of research expertise ...

ANZ ETFs added to BT, Asgard platforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... ETFS Management Limited, with ETF Securities. The funds offered include the ANZ ETFS S&P/ASX100 ETF (ZOZI), S&P/ASX300 High Yield Plus ETF (ZYAU), S&P500 High Yield Low Volatility ETF (ZYUS), Physical Gold ETF (ZGOL), Physical Renminbi ETF (ZCNH) and ...