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Bored to zzz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... for the times a-coming. More time for Facebooking. But this lacklustre activity ain't no good for traders. How? With volatility so low? The VIX index was at 13.3 last night compared with 21.4 three months ago and how could anyone forget the 48 VIX reading ...

Saxo Capital Markets adds share options to platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... the growing appetite for stock options among both institutional and retail investors. In particular, recent market volatility has provided attractive investment opportunities for options traders, and investors are becoming more aware of how they can ...

New fund to give retail investors access to volatility index

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
Grant Samuel Funds Management and Triple3 will launch the Triple3 Volatility Advantage Fund, which will give retail investors exposure to options on the VIX Index. The fund to launch next week and requires a minimum investment of $25,000. "We are hoping ...

Catholic Super seeds new AllianceBernstein fund

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... investment options available to Catholic Super members who are already in retirement. The AllianceBernstein Managed Volatility Equities Fund aims to address the need to reduce downside risk while also preserving the potential for long-term capital growth ...

JANA awards $385m mandate to Californian manager

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... contribution of yield and profitable re-investment back into the company. Causeway believes risk is best measured by the volatility of a portfolio's returns, not its dispersion from a benchmark and that over the long term, investors are rewarded by being ...

Risk management top concern for sovereign wealth funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... the biggest challenge over the next two years, while 37% said the biggest challenge would be managing emerging market volatility. Meanwhile 25% expressed concern over the management of complexity around alternative investments. The majority of respondents ...

WaveStone launches local long-only equity fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... same period - a top quartile 5.4% p.a. outperformance. According to the group, this performance was achieved with a volatility of approximately 20% below the overall market.

Bouncy bouncy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... but at the end of the day... we can only play the hand we're dealt with. But while the picture still looks promising, volatility would continue to dominate financial markets in the more immediate term. The cat would continue to bounce around but...it's ...

AMP Capital launches new adviser research tool

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... investment concepts and themes from basic asset class education through to the merits of long-term investing, navigating volatility, risk and asset allocation. "Ultimately, AMP Capital wants to support financial advisers in guiding their clients' decision ...

Dumping dear momos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... BOJ's poised to pump more any time now. Having said that, it's prudent to remain cautious until this current bout of volatility goes away.