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IOOF upgrades Pursuit functionality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... investment goals. Advisers will be better able to manage client expectations, maintain risk profiles and reduce portfolio volatility." This follows on from a number of other enhancements IOOF has made to the platform in recent months, including a redesigned ...

A new narrative for diversification: Western Asset

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... Western Asset Macro Opportunities Bond Fund in Australia, Abad said in global markets with increasingly synonymous volatility, portfolio diversity can no longer be achieved by adding more assets. "People normally think of diversification as adding on ...

Infrastructure investment will top $40 trillion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... infrastructure securities are just as likely to drive private sector investment as a shield against ongoing market volatility. "Investors have been forced to allocate assets to riskier investments in a search for income. Global listed infrastructure ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... and private investments in businesses, including early stage companies. "While these assets can lead to short-term volatility in returns, our emphasis on growth is appropriate given the fund's long time horizon and ability to diversify. Not every investment ...

AB fund receives rating upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... held view that fixed income still has a place in investors' portfolios, despite record low interest rates and market volatility." The fund uses the Bloomberg Ausbond Bank Bill Index (BAUBIL) as a performance benchmark but does not reference any market ...

Robeco Boston Partners finding value in the "three circles"

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... business work, and is it getting better or worse over time?'" It's for this reason that certain large, stable, low-volatility stocks don't make the cut: Jones cited Colgate Palmolive as an example. "It's grown its earnings base 12%, and the stock's over ...

PIMCO hiring for 20 new roles in Asia expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... to a desire to avoid the financial repression of low to negative interest rates, earn sustainable income, and reduce volatility," Mogelof said. "The private wealth base continues to grow in Asia ex-Japan with an expectation that it will surpass North ...

New fund tapping into Indian equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... Fund is an open-ended fund with the ability to hold up to 30% cash, allowing it to be nimble in managing equity market volatility if required and will be targeted toward both retail and wholesale investors. The fund is to be benchmarked against the MSCI ...

Tribeca to compete with overseas hedge funds

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... coming to Australia to find talented fund managers who have a different perspective." He added: "There is inherent volatility in the resources sector that provides a huge amount of opportunity for investors. "Australian based fund managers have a clear ...

Mason Stevens delivers new SMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... backed securities, floating rate notes and inflation-linked bonds. Mason Stevens said that in spite of increase market volatility over the last quarter, the new SMA offering delivered a quarterly return of 2.24%, beating its benchmark by 1.78%. "Advisers ...