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Time to fear the no "fear gauge"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... coming soon). Depending on which side of the fence you sit, it's either good or bad. The bulls will argue that low volatility reflects confidence in the US economy's growth momentum and/or that the Fed's telegraphed interest rate increases over the coming ...

Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... now several years of buoyant equity markets, forward-looking return expectations in equities have been lowered while volatility expectations remain elevated, prompting Large Pension Funds (LPFs) to lower equity allocations in favour of alternatives," ...

BetaShares Managed Risk Series hits $200m

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... Managed Risk Global Share fund (managed fund) (ASX: WRLD). BetaShares Managed Risk funds actively monitor share market volatility and, when volatility rises, apply a 'handbrake' to seek to reduce the impact of market declines. The funds reduce investors' ...

Listed and direct real estate show correlation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... real estate should be considered in an investment portfolio as the correlation between returns, diversification and volatility are similar over the long term. This is the view presented in a recent AMP Capital white paper. The firm's co-head of global ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... portfolio. Ford said the funds management industry can forget two-and-twenty fee scales, closet index tracking, or low volatility active fund management. The latter is now under the microscope of some countries' regulators and they're starting to make ...

DomaCom partners to keep cattle empire in Australian hands

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... said. "At a price of $210 million, it would give investors a gross rent of 3.9% in addition to capital growth, low volatility and the opportunity to keep an Australian agricultural icon in local hands." "What the DomaCom campaign has clearly demonstrated ...

ACBC releases six fixed-rate XTBs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... AGL, Alumina, Ausnet Services, BHP and Downer EDI. The indicative yields range from 2.764% to 4.538%. "With market volatility remaining a concern, both advisers and retail investors are looking for investments that offer capital stability and greater ...

Minutes to disaster

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... We've all seen and experienced all these not so long ago when the calendar struck 2016. Yes, that one - the extreme volatility (read, sell-off) that followed straight after the Fed lifted off back in December last year.

Government bonds no longer a safe bet

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... meaningful allocation to alternatives if they are looking for stronger investment options in a continued period of volatility. "I think we need to broaden the dialogue about the use of non-traditional asset classes, and actually have more meaningful ...

Investors looking to alternatives amid low cash rate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Investors should be looking to alternative asset classes if they wish to escape the volatility of cash and domestic equities, according to specialist fixed income asset manager Global Credit Investments (GCI). Poor yields, low cash rates and volatile ...