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Investors should take responsibility for themselves: Medcraft

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... He said that, despite budget cuts, ASIC will continue focusing on financial advice and on other areas identified as "high risk." Medcraft referred to the conclusions of the Senate inquiry into the regulator, which are likely to be published today. "We ...

Cbus insurance premiums jump to almost $15 a week

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... permanent disability (TPD) cover. Cbus members are largely in the construction and related industries, putting them in the high risk insurance category. Calling the increase "unavoidable", Cbus chief executive David Atkin said: "Cbus members work in ...

Low volatility investing exploits low risk anomaly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... especially in equity markets," he said. He said the implication is that investors don't need to take high risks to achieve high risk-adjusted returns, particularly in the case of emerging markets investing. Wirds, speaking to a full house at last week's ...

VC capital raising crash 75pct in 2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... amount is targeted at early stage VC investments, reflecting concerns among super fund trustees that VC investing is too high risk for the risk averse superannuation sector, noted Rainmaker. Australia's small and undeveloped VC funding market is often ...

High risk investors lose appetite for risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... in risk appetite among ordinarily high-risk investors, research from CoreData has shown. Only 19.1% of investors with high risk profiles said they were likely to invest in new equities or products in the next three months. This compares to 32.1% in Q1 ...

"Boring" hedge funds shake gung-ho reputation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... Management Association (AIMA). Hedge funds have been traditionally seen as the preserve of the ultra-rich - expensive, high risk vehicles that chase returns at any cost. But while this may have been at least partly true during the heady days before the ...

International shares pose barriers to entry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... purchase an investment product over the next quarter. The number increased substantially to 32.1% for investors with a high risk profile. CoreData conducted the quantitative and qualitative analysis via an online survey between 29 October and 11 November ...

SMSF trustees suffer "unacceptably poor advice"

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... submission said. The AIST and ISA said that SMSFs have "highly undiversified investment portfolios," which results in high risk investment strategies with real property investment being a leading factor. "It is important that SMSF trustees develop and ...

FPA confronts advisers with their worst nightmare

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... an insurance company. Her adviser recommended her to set up a self-managed super fund (SMSF) and put all her money in high risk investments. "The first thing that horrified me is that there was nothing in writing, no statement of advice, nothing," Tupicoffs ...

Hedge funds can reduce risk, despite reputation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... institutional space, hedge funds are still widely misunderstood by investors - they often have a reputation for being high risk, expensive, illiquid and difficult to access. But according to BlackRock head of client business Andrew Landman, these myths ...