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Aurora appoints portfolio manager from Philo

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... Dividend Income Trust and Property Buy-Write Income Trust will clearly appeal to investors interested in generating a high yield on their capital, but who are also concerned about limiting the risk of capital losses," he added. Prior to his role at Philo ...

Young investors happier with advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Younger investors' perception of financial advisers is generally positive and improving, according to a recent survey commissioned by Lifeplan. The April survey of 409 investors showed under-30s now sit second to over-60s in terms of adviser satisfaction ...

Pubs satisfying BlackRock income thirst

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Pubs in the United Kingdom are proving an attractive source of income in an otherwise low yield environment, according to the world's largest asset manager BlackRock. "In the UK, the only area we have positive exposure to is pub bonds," BlackRock deputy ...

UK business leads BTIM inflows

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... equities funds found favour with investors as European central banks adopted quantitative easing; an ongoing appetite for yield underpinned good flows into our domestic funds; and our global funds remained in strong demand through the period." Performance ...

Centuria acquires ATP building

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
Centuria Property Funds have acquired a 50% stake in 8 Central Avenue, Australian Technology Park (ATP). The $110 million purchase gives Centuria full ownership of the building, after it acquired an initial 50% in December 2013. "The property's strong ...

Negative Chinese news clouding opportunity: Wells Capital

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
A focus on dividends and the country's increasing weight in global indices mean Wells Capital emerging markets equity portfolio manager Alison Shimada is relaxed about negative media coverage and investor sentiment in China. Shimada says financial deregulation ...

Retirees 'much worse' off: RBA

JASON CADDEN FOR AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
Life is not going to get easier for self-funded retirees as record low interest rates force them to take on riskier investments, Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens says. Central banks around the world have lowered their interest rates to stimulate ...

MTAA launches transition to retirement investment option

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
MTAA Super has launched an investment option targeted at investors who are close to or transitioning to retirement, but want to retain some exposure to growth assets. The Income Focussed Option includes a 40% allocation to equities, 22.5% invested in ...

PIMCO sees opportunity in EU bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
Low bond yields in Europe could be a buying opportunity even if the situation in Greece adds volatility to the market, PIMCO chief investment officer of asset allocation and real return Mihir Worah said. Worah presented PIMCO's long term outlook and ...

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... "When interest rates are at a low level, cash returns sink. Not many years ago you would have bought Aussie bonds. But today yield is much lower," Gartside said. "Clients everywhere else in the world would look to global fixed income, but Australia is ...