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The year of balanced funds and fixed income: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... which brought Morningstar to say that "alternatives funds were definitely the flavour of the year." "In a low-growth and low-yield environment, these non-traditional offerings have been attracting interest from investors seeking absolute and/or uncorrelated ...

Still the best game in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
Wall Street continues to treat us to the spectacle that is the running of the bulls. The Dow is now a full 2.0% away from its 2007 record and the S&P 500 is less than 10 points away from reclaiming its own. To be sure, there was some not so good news ...

Hedge fund inflows set to double

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
Record low bond yields and the return of global confidence should see inflows into alternative equity strategies more than double in 2013, according to PIMCO executive vice president Ryan Korinke. The hedge fund expert, who is over from the US to meet ...

Dixon Advisory a fee for service success story

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
Dixon Advisory is transitioning its business across to full fee-for-service and to date, the results have been extremely positive. Tim Coates, associate director and head of property advisory at Dixon Advisory, said their fee for service revenue is ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... offer a 0.72% premium to 10-year bonds while those for the US gives just a 0.23% premium over an even artificially low bond yield of 2.13%. What happens when the Fed stops buying? It may well be that the Fed is blowing another bubble into the US stock ...

Dividend stocks ideal for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... growth assets including equities to keep up with an inflation rate of 2.5% over 20 years. "Over a 15 year timeframe, dividend yield has outperformed returns from share price, and Australia's tax structure makes dividends doubly attractive for retirees ...

EM corp bonds better than US: CFSGAM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... said. "Investors can buy emerging market corporate with better metrics than their US counterparts with a more attractive yield. It's a no-brainer." Williamson's comments echo those of Goldman Sachs emerging market debt portfolio manager Blair Reid who ...

Can't help falling in love with stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
"Sing Hallelujah! Sing it Sing Hallelujah! Sing it, yeah Sing Hallelujah!" -- 'Sing Hallelujah' by Dr. Alban They're dancing and singing on the streets - Wall Street, that is -- for the Dow Jones Industrials Index has officially closed at an all-time ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
The Australian market has shot up by more than one-and-a-half per cent at noon, with investors using yesterday's falls to lap up cheaper stocks. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner describes it as a relief rally following Monday's decline. ...

GSAM offers EM debt to retail

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... kind of investments. "If the dollar doesn't move, the investment is still attractive and investors will still make about a yield of 5.5 per cent a year in addition to currency appreciation because emerging markets currency will continue to grow at a ...