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Majority of family offices move to direct investing: FOX

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... that earned their wealth by building businesses," FOX managing director Charles B. Grace, III said. "In the face of volatility in the public markets, direct investments can seem a haven for those who want transparency and prefer taking risks with companies ...

Investors must adapt to 'new normal'

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
Australian investors must consider low interest rates, low growth and high volatility as the 'new normal' when constructing their investment strategies, according to Findex. The asset manager argues that in a landscape of low yield and high volatility ...

Another US pension giant exits hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... funds can be removed from the NYCERS asset mix to achieve targeted levels of return and maintain consistent levels of volatility." The fund started investing in hedge funds in March 2011. Its hedge fund portfolio's annualised return for the three years ...

MTAA Super awards multi-asset mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... seeing a number of institutions and intermediaries turning to multi-asset strategies as they grapple with this higher volatility and lower return environment," Grobler said. This is the latest in a number of mandate wins for the strategy from institutions ...

Lifestage funds outperform early

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... with previous Rainmaker research that estimated the lifetime cost to an individual to obtain the automatic risk and volatility management that lifecycle funds offer is around 12% due largely to investors as they approach retirement shifting into lower ...

Plato releases global managed risk fund for retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... Plato's other managed risk fund, the Plato Australian Shares Income Fund (Managed Risk), which the firm said reduced volatility by approximately 50% since April 2014 while delivering a 9.1% net income per annum. "We are proud to bring our global managed ...

Volatility driving SMSF diversification

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees are looking for greater diversification options in a bid to escape market volatility and reduce their exposure to the Australian share market, according to new research by AMP Capital. The research found ...

SMSFs turn to commercial property for income yield

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... the fund because of its "strong income yield, high quality assets, capital value growth, investment security and low volatility." "The acquisition of 100 Skyring Terrace is a strategic, long leased addition to the DOF portfolio, which we have been actively ...

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... call for a royal commission will send alarm signals to international investors about Australia at a time of global volatility," he said. In calling for the Royal Commission, Shorten said: "Retirees who have had their retirement savings gutted. Families ...

IOOF awards small cap mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... Acadian Asset Management, oversaw $1.7 billion at the end of February across a suite of long only, long/short, managed volatility and market neutral strategies. The investment team in Australia tailors the company's systematic investment process to Australian ...