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HESTA awards low volatility mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
HESTA has awarded a low volatility equities mandate to a Dutch asset manager. Robeco's global equities strategy was selected by the superannuation fund to "capture global equity returns with less risk," according to head of Robeco Australia Stephen ...

XTB floaters listed on ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... maturity, which may appeal to investors looking for investments with cash flow management qualities. They have low capital volatility and should trade close to the face value for the life of the bond, with the available income changing with market interest ...

Grant Samuel launches global equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... launched a global equity fund that invests in listed global companies and includes an options based overlay to reduce the volatility of returns. The Grant Samuel Global Equity Advantage Fund combines an underlying equity fund managed by Epoch Investment ...

Vanguard wins adviser vote

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... which provide low cost access to diversification - for new client money is at record levels." As a result of heightened volatility in the Australian share market, advisers are also looking for managers who can provide exposure to international equities. ...

Multi-asset funds rated high but risk disappointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... value or reduce risk. The difference between the best and worst performers over a five-year period was 2.33%, while volatility was even narrower. "Given the clustered nature of these risk/return profiles, these findings suggest that a low-cost largely ...

BetaShares launches managed Aussie equities ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) as well as pre-retirees and retirees looking for equity exposure with reduced volatility. "Investors and their advisers are increasingly being made aware of a major investment challenge - invest too cautiously and ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... assets." "I think we're aiming to deliver a smoother glidepath and return to our members by trying to better manage that volatility - rather than sort of maximise returns for a given level of risk - we're actually trying to deliver the return outcome ...

Life insurers must address group risk schemes: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... application of underwriting requirements for large sums insured. The regulator said the industry's response to ongoing market volatility and a persistent low interest rate environment, together with pressures on overall industry operating efficiency ...

PROFILE: REI Super chief executive Mal Smith

DARREN SNYDER, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... realised that they were less risk tolerant that they thought. Before the correction, everyone thought they were happy with volatility in their returns. But really what we found is that when markets started to drop, people were more emotional and nervous ...

Lonsec rates several funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... the business is actually performing. Subsequently, private companies are not so exposed to the investor sentiment and volatility found in public equity markets," Scott said.