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Super funds need low volatility shares for pension portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... placed greater emphasis on the income properties of dividend paying stocks as investors have struggled in their search for yield in other assets. The ASX 200 has returned 22.63% in the last 12 months as global confidence has returned against a backdrop ...

The day the music died

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
"Bye, bye miss American pie..." and pastries from Japan and China. Equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town dropped like flies over the past 24 hours. It would have been easy to put this down to the usual garden variety correction were ...

No scale effect in US endowment returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
A 2012 study into US endowment fund returns revealed that investment scale is not a strong factor for determining investment outcomes. The 2012 National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and Commonfund Institute's Study ...

Breaking the bad in the eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... confirm investors' renewed confidence in the region. Portugal sold a,-3 billion worth of bonds with 10-year maturity at a yield of 5.67% at auction on 6 May - it's first since requesting a bailout two years ago. Portugues yields reached a high of 16.21% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... back its bond purchases." At 0830 AEST on Friday, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 96.810 (implying a yield of 3.190 per cent), up from 96.760 (3.240 per cent) on Thursday. The June three-year bond futures contract was at 97.490 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... US Treasuries prices. At 0830 AEST on Thursday, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 96.750 (implying a yield of 3.250 per cent), up from 96.730 (3.270 per cent) on Wednesday. The June three-year bond futures contract was at 97.430 (2.670 ...

London firm Stratton enters Australian market

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
London-based investment manager Stratton Street's New Capital Wealthy Nations Bond Fund will available for wholesale and institutional investors for the first time in Australia, with Equity Trustees acting as the responsible entity. The fund focuses ...

Rate cuts prompt SMSF cash exodus

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
A wave self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are swaping their cash holdings for fixed interest and direct property investments, according to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. Falling cash rates mean that term deposits and savings ...

Infrastructure offers income low correlation to other assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... Listed Infrastructure fund is tilted towards higher yielding securities and companies with strong balance sheets. "The stable yield and high total return from the Fund is a reflection of the strength and monopolistic nature of the companies. What we ...

Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013