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BetaShares launches new equity income fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... franking within the next rebalance period. The fund also employs a risk management strategy which aims to reduce the volatility of equity investment returns and defend the portfolio against the risk of significant losses. "We believe the launch of the ...

Market Vectors launches global quality focused ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... benefits in portfolio allocation. Quality growth stocks have historically outperformed the market with relatively lower volatility over long time periods. The MSCI World ex Australia Quality Index has delivered a one-year return of 24.57% and it has ...

Dundas awarded $250m industry super fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... looking for a high quality global equities offering in either the accumulation or retirement sectors. It offers lower volatility, a dual focus on capital and income growth and is a cost-effective addition to a portfolio," Apostle director Greg Johnson ...

Triple3 volatility fund added to Macquarie Wrap platform

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
The Triple3 Volatility Advantage Fund has been added as an investment option on Macquarie Wrap. Triple 3 Partners was established in 2009 and specialises in providing volatility strategies to institutional clients. The fund, which is distributed by ...

Instos too slow to make investment decisions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... their most pressing concern over the next 12 months was boosting performance. This was closely followed by reducing volatility (37%) and reducing risk overall (31%). Roughly half of respondents said increasing the use of non-market driven strategies ...

QEnd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... Investors (AAII) sentiment survey - results as at 22 October -- is telling just in case the Fed says something untoward and volatility rears it head one more time. I'll let AAII explain: "This week's special question asked AAII members how the recent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... points, while Frankfurt's DAX index gained 1.20 per cent to 9,047.31 points. "There's certainly been no shortage of volatility," said Tony Cross, an analyst at Trustnet Direct. "It all started with an air of disappointment following Wall Street's finish ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street with investors still nervous after the volatility of the past few weeks. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 28 points at 5,349. ...

US$200b a quarter to keep the bulls going

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... markets -- over the past few weeks. You've seen those dreary headlines when Wall Street was wallowing in increased volatility and red ink. Almost anything and everything that could be blamed for the fall were blamed - growth (the slowness of it), deflation ...

RI sector outperforms ASX 300: Lonsec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... RI funds have on fossil fuel producers.A However, it also found that most Australian equity RI funds recorded lower volatility than the index over one and three year periods to August 2014. Funds that define themselves as 'responsible' or follow 'environmental ...