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Bear market not a concern for bond holders: Vanguard

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... potential for high return." However, investors shouldn't look into bonds only for the yield factor, but to improve the volatility and to control the on their portfolios. Vanguard's whitepaper yesterday entitled 'Low yields and rising rates concerns ...

APX given green light

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... listing and trading markets in Australia," he said. New industry-wide rules relating to protection against the risks of volatility from high-frequency trading, among others, were also incorporated.

Count eyes accounting firms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... fully-automated fee disclosure statement and has changed its asset allocation and model portfolios in order to reduce volatility.

Instos turning to indexing strats for alternatives

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... they enable investors to access market returns by capturing exposure to specific factors such as value, momentum and volatility". "But, deciding to invest in an alternative index, and against which index to invest, needs to be considered in a similar ...

Zenith rates Macquarie global fund as 'Recommended'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
The Analytic Global Managed Volatility Fund offered by Macquarie Professional Series received a 'Recommended' rating from Zenith. The fund aims to reduce the volatility of the MSCI World index, while meeting or exceeding the return of the index. The ...

Nominations in for the CIO and COO Year Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... difficult times that fund executives have been through due to legislative and market changes. "The continued market volatility and the introduction of a range of new regulatory requirements, such as MySuper, have put enormous pressure on fiduciary fund ...

Aurora targets retail investors with liquid hedge fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... show that as you add exposure to the Aurora Horizons strategy in a typical 60:40 balanced fund, return increases and volatility decreases." The Horizons strategy has 10 managers on its approved list and currently holds nine - one of which is PEAK6 Advisors ...

Windham looks to bring systemic risk strategy to Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... risk. The new strategy, which has been endorsed by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), aims to flatten a portfolio's volatility profile by adjusting to the ever-changing risk profile of the market. "Balanced funds typically have around 12% volatility ...

Still opportunities for flexible bond managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... market in 2013 is going to take a lot of flexibility, according to global fixed income giant Amundi. Equity market volatility and the compression of bond yields around the world has made fixed income assets a surprise investment darling of the last thirty ...

CFS fund celebrates 5-year anniversary with aplomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... performance figures. Since its launch at the height of the financial crisis in 2008, the strategy has had significantly lower volatility than the S&P/ASX 100 Index in a period characterised by large swings in the market. The anniversary is an important ...