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High-calibre superannuation: 2014 CIO and COO Award recipients announced

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... the organisers recognising the achievements ofA the country's top superannuation chief financial officer (CFO). "The volatility in global markets and corporate Australia has upped the pressure on finance teams this year in operating treasury. But the ...

Perennial Australian equity trust rated by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... 'share fund with an airbag', claiming it dynamically safeguards investors against large downside losses. "Underlying volatility in Australian equity markets continues to highlight the benefits of dynamic protection for investors and the advisers who ...

AllianceBernstein hires Australia retail sales manager

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... Jen Driscoll highlighted the mandates received this year, which include a mandate from Catholic Super for its Managed Volatility Equities Fund and major fixed income and equities mandates for other institutional clients. AllianceBernstein has launched ...

New Vanguard modelling tool picks global equities to win

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... forecasts for hundreds of financial market parameters including inflation, yield curves, foreign exchange rates and volatility. The outputs of the VCMM deliver reasonable return expectations for the major asset classes, with forecasts presented as projected ...

REST announces JV with US property developer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... objectives to deliver long-term investment performance for members by offering attractive returns with relatively low volatility. "We actively seek opportunities to diversify our investments across different asset classes, domestically and globally ...

Conditions and confidence collide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... slowdown, eurozone triple dip, geo-politics, geo-health, falling iron ore and gold prices, increased financial market volatility. These may have affected business confidence at the time of the survey. The NAB survey's forward indicators paint a rosier ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... 0.50 per cent to 4,244.10 points. "European stock markets were fairly static on Tuesday with low volumes producing low volatility as investors paid tribute to fallen heroes on Remembrance Day in the UK and Veterans Day in the US," said CMC Markets UK ...

Bond experts reiterate need for flexible duration strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... generate higher returns than a core portfolio, but also have the advantage of maintaining the portfolio's bond-like volatility. A flexible duration portfolio also retains the other traditional attributes of a bond fund - diversification, daily liquidity ...

SSgA warns of equity market complacency

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... it has notched up more than 5% outperformance per annum before fees over the last five year, added that a focus on volatility and active rotation into cheaper stocks has been an important driver of returns for the strategy. "We don't need 30% exposure ...

AMP debt fund beats target with US$1.1 billion final close

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... debt continues to be strong.A There is an increased understanding of, and interest in, the asset class.A The recent volatility in markets around the world has also underscored investor demand for investments, such as infrastructure debt, that offer stable ...