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Asian bonds insulated from Cyprus turmoil

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
Asian bond yields experienced much lower volatility in the wake of the uncertainty which surrounded the Cypriot debt talks, according to HSBC Global Asset Management. HSBC chief investment officer for fixed income in Asia Pacific Cecilia Chan says that ...

MLC launches retirement stress test tool

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... show the possible impact to their client's nest egg. "The final result takes into account the range of returns and volatility that could occur for a chosen investment option and incorporates probability of outcomes," added Barnett. "Advisers can use ...

Treasuries - safe but not so rewarding

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... eventually hammer a last minute deal. Hasn't this always been the case? Nevertheless, this latest bout of financial market volatility has brought not a few investors back into the safety of US Treasuries. The yield on benchmark 10-year US Treasuries ...

SSgA launches low-risk global equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... active fees," he explained. To counter the effect of benchmarking, SSgA announced the launch of its Global Managed Volatility Alpha (MVA) strategy to Australian investors. The fund, headed up by Marc Reinganum and Chee Ooi, has already built a 4-year ...

RARE Infra doubles assets, boosts staff

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... fund manager has followed over the long-term. "People are now focusing on absolute performance and assets with low volatility but high income yield - we tick all of these boxes," he said. RARE now manages around $4.5 billion in assets on behalf of local ...

Shortage of reliable Aussie income products

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... volatile asset class and usually scaled back in the lead up to retirement, Birtles says analysis should actually focus on volatility of the income stream. Cash, for instance, has among the strongest capital preservation attributes but in the current ...

Model portfolios vulnerable to avoidable risks

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... were significant issues with alternative investments. "Although we are firm believers in using alternatives to reduce volatility and manage risks, some assets considered to be in the alternatives sector don't offer the diversification and low correlation ...

Hostplus awards $100m global equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... keeping costs down. "Our clients search for quality management, adherence to investment style and principles with lower volatility and a lower fee budget. Alan has built a small, focused investment team of six specialists with expertise in researching ...

AXA IM launches two SmartBeta products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... equity investing involves taking on risk, but wishes to limit both longer term loss of wealth and shorter term downside volatility by avoiding, as far as possible, the stocks that are overvalued when markets head south," he added. AXA IM said it has ...

US advisers don't understand clients risk tolerances

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... policy statement which allows the adviser to learn more about their client and assist in taking action during market volatility," he said. Developing and implementing these investor policy statements can be difficult, noted Cerulli Associates, but they ...