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Lonsec rates Altius bond funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... "Investors continue to be concerned about how to generate yield and income in the current market environment, with volatility an ever-present issue. Well-managed, nimble bond funds have a useful role to play in helping create income throughout all market ...

Zurich fund receives first rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... companies with sustainable high dividend yield and its ability to outperform low dividend yielding stocks with lower volatility over a full market cycle. The fund is managed by US based investment manager Wells Capital Management's (WellsCap) SF global ...

Aussie government bond flaunts confidence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... term-to-maturity of the Australian government's debt portfolio," Morrison said. "This aims to reduce the impact of volatility in interest rates on the government's budget over time. It will also further diversify the government's bond market investor ...

Perpetual Global Share Fund strengthens defence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... time and time again in a bid to find high quality companies at fair valuations," Laurence continued. "I don't think volatility in equity markets has disappeared. There are a number of macro-economic factors still to be played out over the coming months ...

Legg Mason, AB funds highly recommended

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
The Legg Mason Martin Currie Equity Income Trust and the AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund have received highly recommended ratings from Lonsec in the research house's latest review. Launched in 2011, the Legg Mason Martin Currie Equity Income Trust ...

EAM Investors wins first Australian mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... emerging markets, but what surprises most people is the outperformance over large caps has been delivered with similar volatility," EAM portfolio manager and co-founder Josh Moss said. "However, we believe the strongest argument stems from the opportunity ...

BlackRock launches smart beta ETF suite

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
BlackRock has launched four new exchange-traded funds in Australia, targeting minimum volatility and multifactor strategies. The iShares Edge Smart Beta products comprise the iShares Edge MSCI Australia Minimum Volatility ETF, the iShares Edge MSCI ...

Popularity of annuity bonds set to soar

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... bonds are expected to experience sales growth over the next 12 months as the reality of low interest rates and high volatility drives more investors to the asset class. FIIG Securities national manager of adviser services, Simon Michell, believes local ...

Dark pools effective at reducing volatility spikes: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
Liquidnet research has shown that volatility of securities is reduced by over 103% in the minute before a block trade when using the firm's anonymous dark pool. The Liquidnet Block Study examined roughly 32,000 block trades - that is, trades executed ...

MSCI launches new insto global equity risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... countries, 72 currencies and over 75,000 assets. MSCI has also promised "faster response to recent market trend with volatility regime adjustment and specific risk forecasts that leverage option-implied volatility."