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AMP wealth earnings down post-Genesys closure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... initially announced in November 2014. The update added that some losses were also driven by "increased investment market volatility and continued implementation of FoFA reforms." Assets under management also fell slightly - by 3% from the previous quarter ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
Despite succumbing to heightened financial market volatility in August and September, the Japanese equity market remains an outperformer. From January through to yesterday, 21 October, the Nikkei-225 index has risen by 6.3%. While down from the 19.4% ...

Maple-Brown Abbott global infra fund added to platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... Maple-Brown Abbott GLI Fund has been hugely successful since its launch into the retail space in February 2015. Heightened volatility and inflation risk has led many of our clients to seek out portfolio solutions that deliver defensive characteristics. ...

Future Fund issues return warning

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... how the portfolio has operated during a period when there was a large correction in Australian equities and increased volatility generally," Costello said. "Again, we reiterate that going forward we expect returns to be lower than in the immediate past. ...

SG Hiscock finds value far from ASX big caps

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... is not enough anymore. Their clients are keen on investing outside the top 100, but concerned by what it means for volatility and risk," Burns said. The portfolio's volatility since inception in February 2006 has been 16%, slightly higher than the ASX300 ...

DomaCom added to managedaccounts.com.au

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... until now, real property has been under-represented on platforms. "Property is our largest asset class and with less volatility than equities should play a pivotal role in anchoring investment portfolios, particularly residential property which has been ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
The US Federal Reserve's decision to postpone the rate rise is keeping the world on hold. With volatility set to increase ahead of the rate hike, Laura Millan looks at the global investment opportunities. Just when everyone thought it would happen ...

Lift-off off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... lifted off way back in June - when domestic American indicators were bumping up from the first quarter's turtle pace and volatility wasn't volatile and growth in 'the others' haven't as yet slowed to worrying rates. Then again, what kind of third and ...

GFC drove advisers to managed accounts

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... Patrick Nalty said managed accounts allowed his firm to become "proactive rather than reactive" in times of market volatility. "We had a house view before the GFC that we needed to determine at what stage you had to write up a full statement of advice. ...

Nikko downgrades equities stance

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... are less optimistic on the United States, we do not think it is worthwhile, especially with the recently increased volatility, to be aggressive on global equities overall," said Nikko's chief global strategist John F. Vail, who is also head of the global ...