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New service to boost retiree returns by 1pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... investment strategies for their retiree fund members that takes into account their differing risk tolerances and time horizons. Doug Bucknell, managing director of the Australian division of the Fiduciary's Friend consulting group that holds the licence ...

Instos should weigh up cost of futures

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... longer than three months, according to new research. A report released by State Street Global Markets found that for time horizons under three months, an SPI 200 futures contract offers a cheaper alternative for access to the broad Australian equity ...

Calls for super industry to up focus on beta

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... benchmark - other things can be an indicator but if that's your benchmark that should lead your thinking about risk and time horizons in a different way." "We're transitioning from a lump sum system to a system that's going to create an income stream ...

MLC shakes up portfolio allocations

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... was reduced by 3% across all three portfolios, Dimensional reduced by 2% across the three, Maple Brown lost 2% from MLC Horizons and Long-Term Absolute Return portfolios, Northcape gained 3% allocation across the three and Wallara gained 2.5% for the ...

ESG adds value but in moderation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... integrating ESG principles into a portfolio is the long term horizon, noted Plato. "There is a mismatch between the investment horizons of most investors and the pay-off period for a positive ESG exposure. "The best way of maximising returns within the ...

Trade union boss pushes for SG raise

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... HESTA, Kearney cautioned the super industry funds not to morph into mainstream financial monsters, broaden investment horizons and "use our power to push for change, like on affordable housing and climate change". "I am concerned that there is more focus ...

The road to ruin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... imply at least an even chance of default over the rating horizon. Moody's points out that, over five-year investment horizons, around 50% of Caa1-rated sovereigns, non-financial corporate and financial institutions have consistently met their debt ...

Axioma branches out

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... 1982. The new variants are aimed at users being better able to calibrate risk estimates to shorter investment decision horizons. The new markets expand Axioma's coverage of the Emerging Market universe from 43 to 60 countries and include over 1,000 new ...

Merged planning group to meet new client needs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... ten advisers already in place and plans to add at least four more within the next year, using its connections with AMP Horizons to source new talent. Eluvia plans to add one more adviser in the employer super space, two in the private wealth and retail ...

AMP rides subdued market with solid growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... numbers climbed 2.5 per cent to 1,812 planners while planner practice numbers were up by 64 to 880, thanks to the AMP Horizons Academy, which had 81 graduates last year and 140 new recruits this year. The group's contemporary wealth management arm, which ...