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REST Industry Super delivers 0.85%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... contributed to the outcome, Sayer said, "Solid returns were produced from our infrastructure, agricultural, and property asset classes, while the best performing asset class was bonds as yields in Australia, the US, UK and Germany fell to record lows ...

Investors ignoring credit

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... is here to stay, and investors should ensure that their portfolios are suitably diversified across a variety of asset classes, said Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity Worldwide Investment. "Now the risk is the real one that you lose money ...

CFSGAM boosts responsible investment team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... appointment is effective September 7. Berrutti will report to Oulton and will be responsible for working across asset classes in the Asia Pacific region, commencing July 23.

More liquidity in alternative strategies: S&P

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... products comes on the heels of a difficult 2011 year-end performance," said S&P fund analyst Jason Patton. "With all asset classes still struggling to win investors away from cash, we expect developments in Europe will dictate overall appetite for investment ...

Towers Watson's clients top $15bn in Smart Beta

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... lowest cost. Towers Watson's Smart Beta solutions fall into three main categories including diversity or alternative asset classes, long-term themes and systematic risk premia that use real estate securities and specialist infrastructure strategies to ...

Cost pressures spark Vanguard fee cuts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... today sees some of our funds moving to about one fifth of the average Australian managed fund fee of the comparable asset classes," said Laidlaw. "In bear markets, investors unfortunately see the compounding effect of higher fees, when returns are in ...

Russell launches mini iQ platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... Fund sees investors pay 85bps in total. Russell iQ Investments also provides SMSF's online access to less familiar asset classes such as international shares and alternatives for wholesale prices. "Our annual SMSF research, tells us trustees are looking ...

Investment grade wine attracts global wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... points to the fact that the investment grade wine market has historically moved independently of major equity-type asset classes and has not correlated strongly with hedge funds, gold or other commodities. "Over the last 10.5 years the Liv-ex 100 Index ...

Sequencing risk impacts super savings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... enough to ensure a comfortable retirement." Padowitz said that traditional 'de-risking' strategies, such as changing asset classes or changing investment styles, can have unintended consequences. "Switching to a different asset class at retirement age ...

Perpetual argues for insto outcome focus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... focused on diversifying at stock level rather than required outcomes. The current method of allocating mandates within asset classes should be re-evaluated in terms of its relative appropriateness for the current climate of deleveraging and volatility ...