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ClearView reports 92% drop in profits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... current small size of the life insurance portfolio and the historic reinsurance arrangements in place, material claims volatility from period to period is to be expected." On the positive side, ClearView reported a 46% increase in the number of advisers ...

Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... rally, however, it was possible that they could work in the opposite direction-causing bond valuations to fall-as global volatility continued. "Just recently we've seen Australian bond yields following US Treasury yields higher on expectations that the ...

Withdrawal anxiety

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013

Product Dashboard could spook risk-averse members

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... gives a really good understanding to members on what the risk is that they're taking," he said. "It's a short-term volatility measure. It could have the effect of telling younger people that the least risky option for them to take is to opt for cash ...

Demographic megatrends drive earnings well into the future

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... market in both rising and falling markets with lower beta and plenty of active risk. It's experienced lower levels of volatility than the average global equity portfolio.

J.P. Morgan launches APRA reporting service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... into cash." This, he said, would be the wrong move. He therefore recommended two risk measures: one for short-term volatility, and one providing a longer term view. Bohman, meanwhile, voiced support for the overall goal of increased transparency. He ...

SSgA launches cheap lifestyle funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... basis points, combine quantitative models of risk with an active overlay to mitigate against the effect of short-term volatility. They do this by combining what SSgA investment solutions group chief investment officer Dan Farley described as "three lines ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... could cause ructions in the world's biggest economy. "I'm concerned when the taper will start," he said. "It will cause volatility," he said referring to expectations that the US Federal Reserve could start winding back its $US85 billion-month bond-purchasing ...

Standard Life sales spike after global expansion

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... months. Standard Life chief executive Keith Skeoch said that the record results were achieved "despite the return of volatility to markets in June." "I am particularly pleased that our 'focus on change philosophy' and team based approach continues to ...

Cash love affair continues despite falling rates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... investors have put aside temporarily, that they would have otherwise invested in growth assets, but haven't because of volatility in the market," Peker said. "And what we're finding is that excess cash is getting smaller as a percentage, which means ...