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Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... and considered manner." He also said: "We have to recognise that the disruption that we see driven by technology, the volatility in change is our friend if we are agile and smart enough to take advantage of it." The comment about disruption and technology ...

SSgA launches smart beta multi factor ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched a smart beta exchange traded fund (ETF) that combines value, volatility and quality. The SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix Fund tracks the MSCI World Quality Mix Index and has been listed on the Australian ...

VicSuper awards $100m corporate bonds mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... search for defensive yield is becoming increasingly difficult. "When investment markets experience increasing levels of volatility, investor return expectations are being challenged."

Lift Janet lift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... rumour-monger about what on Janet and Co's mind. To lift of not to lift this month, that is the overriding question. The recent volatility in the world's financial markets says no. The Fed, after all, has time and again, reminded us that they would be ...

China stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... stimulus measures would help reverse the tide for China's slowing economy, it's still uncertain given the on-going high volatility in its domestic financial markets and the general weakness in the global economy....and the still unknown impact of a Fed ...

Invast launches thematic model portfolios

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... a handy hedge as part of a very well diversified portfolio, especially given the likelihood of further stock market volatility ahead," he said. Invast Australia is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invast Securities, which is listed in Japan.

Aussie super funds in top 100

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... such allocations have the potential to open Australian funds up to more risk in the future. With the context of more volatility finding its way into equity markets and with lower year-to-date returns in 2015 so far and more modest returns expected in ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... "Of course," he adds, "new ideas take a while to gain momentum anyway, and while the markets have had a little bit of volatility, they've really been pretty quiet. If we saw some substantial movement, you might see people saying, 'Oh, hell, my operating ...

Super Mario returns fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... defeating the ECB's aim of boosting the region's growth and inflation. It was doing this even before the resurgence in volatility in the financial markets. Not surprising, the ECB had to downgrade its growth and inflation predictions. The central bank ...

Cash is king at the Future Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... return for the year to 30 June 2015 and has dramatically increased its cash exposure to 19.5% as it expects higher volatility and lower global growth. The fund's cash exposure has increased from 11.2% to 19.5% in only one year and it's currently the ...