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Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... was worse for those who bought on 27 April... they're now 10.8% poorer. We can blame this on China's slowdown and the volatility in its stock and currency markets. We can blame it on the fall and fall in commodity prices. We can blame it on the Fed and ...

One down, two to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... go. When the ECB was discussing China back in the middle of July, I'm pretty sure they were concerned about the sharp volatility prompted by the mayhem in the Middle Kingdom's stock markets. That calmed but was replaced by the People's Bank of China's ...

Easing cycle over for now

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... in the portfolio, Reynolds is maintaining a modest exposure to corporate credit as trend growth and relatively low volatility supports spread tightening. He has, however, reduced that position recently. The Goldman Sachs Global Strategic Bond Fund has ...

CBA profit tops $9 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... good levels of revenue growth given market conditions." "Risks remain in the near-term resulting from some ongoing volatility in parts of the global economy. One important factor to watch over the next year will be whether the lower dollar stimulates ...

Fee pressure turns super funds to smart beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... isolate other factors at the same time. "We rank stocks based on a particular factor such as value, momentum, size and volatility, and then we run a model to make sure it avoids other factors," Nayer said. The strategy, which can be tailored to the needs ...

Magellan doubles profit, boosts FUM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... the year: "That is positioning ourselves for increasing interest rates in the United States and potentially increased volatility later this year," he said. "It has contributed to our returns because we invested all our cash in US dollars and the USD ...

Obsession with stability is killing returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... developing an obsession for stability. Anything that feels comfortable, people are overpaying for and people are shunning volatility like the plague," she said, and added that "when something is hated that much, it can be your source of opportunity." ...

NZ Super Fund heavy on growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... and certain cash flow mean it can take on more equity exposure than many other investors. We are prepared to weather volatility in fund returns as asset prices fluctuate in the short-term in order to maximise long-term performance," Walker said. Chief ...

Make it December (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... 17.1% to 13.1%. To be sure, to be sure, these disappointing sentiment readings could be explained by the increased volatility in the financial markets in June and July due to the uncertainties created by Grexit and China's stock market collapse. Then ...

Investors to get less in coming years

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... officer Chad Padowitz, adding that he expects higher than average long-term equity market returns and lower levels of volatility to reverse. "The next few years are going to be more challenged than the last few. We think investors will get less and enjoy ...