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Getting SMSFs into infra not worth the effort

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... long time." He said that individual trustees "will always look at equity markets as a comparison, so there would be volatility in the pricing of those things as well."

Global dividend growers suit retirement income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... over time rather than those with the highest headline yield, Capital Group believes it has a strategy which has lower volatility, better total return and more sustainable income growth than strategies which invest with a high yield target. What's more ...

A win-win currency war?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... sleeping behind the wheels (er, keyboard). I just found out that there's now a term for the current "patient"-induced volatility in the financial markets. Reuters called (past tense) it "patient panic" in its published article last Friday the 13th. To ...

Not over yet for active management

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... part of what we thought was alpha was actually 'smart beta' buried inside higher level factors such as momentum or volatility investing. Against these factors, it is very inefficient for fund managers to allocate capital based simply on market capitalisation ...

Meat industry super hands mandate to AB

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
The Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund has selected AllianceBernstein's Managed Volatility Equities Fund to reduce member portfolio volatility. MEIST chose the AB fund because it invests primarily in Australian equities and aims to reduce ...

No board meeting necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... setting (changing) policy as quickly as conditions change. The negative is that too many surprises could instead raise volatility in India's financial markets and negate the central bank's objectives. Expect some more RBI rate reductions but if the moves ...

European insurers attract dividend seekers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... average 224%. "Through de-risking and capital discipline, insurers have built their balance sheets and reduced the volatility of their solvency ratios," said Amundi. Amundi is the number one ranked European asset manager with a,-850 billion in funds ...

2014 IPO rally delivered volatility, low returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... the initial public offerings (IPO) launched over the past year delivered positive returns in their first month and volatility was higher than for ASX20 stocks, according to figures from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Of the 26 IPOs worth over $100 ...

Exchange tradeable version of Magellan Global Fund announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... provide Australian investors with a new and simple way to gain exposure to Magellan's successful high quality, low volatility actively managed global equities strategy. It will give them access to live market pricing and the ability to buy and sell the ...

Investor sentiment shifting overseas

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... challenges, achieving the two core goals for most investors of safe yield and growth will be harder. Minack said the very low volatility in stock markets in 2014 was a reflection of these forces at work, which helps explain why indexing is becoming more ...