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CFSGAM inflation plus fund targets post-retirement market

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... the edges. The fund is free to invest in equities and bonds, credit, emerging market debt, total return swaps, ETFs, volatility derivatives and CFSGAM investment trusts and will hold more, less or none at all at different parts of the cycle. "If we think ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... has risen against the dollar amid uncertainty surrounding Tuesday's Group of Seven (G7) statement on foreign exchange volatility. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies gained 0.33 per cent to 6359.11 points, closing at its highest level since ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... domestic objectives using domestic instruments, and that we will not target exchange rates. We are agreed that excessive volatility and disorderly movements in exchange rates can have adverse implications for economic and financial stability. We will ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... 0.61 (0.02 per cent) to 3191.40. LONDON - European stock markets rose, with a G7 countries warning of foreign exchange volatility pushing up the yen, while dealers also digested news of job cuts across the banking, airlines and telecoms sectors. London's ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... performance in the customer satisfaction stakes to its continued focus on optimising the trader experience. Despite sustained volatility in global markets dampening online trading appetites, Selvarajah said Bell Direct was still witnessing reasonable ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... said the rankings reflected the company's continued focus on improving the trader experience. He added that continued volatility in world markets had seen trading appetites remain subdued, but that he was still seeing reasonable levels of activity among ...

Certitude wins three new mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... Opportunities fund is a long-only fund invested in equities, as well as a mix of bonds and cash used tactically to constrain volatility. "These new mandates signify a high degree of confidence in Certitude and in our global investment partners. Given ...

CheckRisk opens in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... or recommendations from its own internal investment team. Carroll said assessing risk isn't simply about measuring volatility but the probability a fund could lose money. "The GFC forced many super funds to more critically judge what it is they want ...

LUCRF's new growth option targets lower volatility

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... typical 'Balanced' option. The 'Targeted Return' option aims to return CPI plus 4% after fees and taxes with lower volatility than a typical 'Balanced' superannuation portfolio. "At a time of falling interest rates, and the real need for retirees to ...

Planners revise down growth expectations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
Financial planners have revised down their capital growth expectations for the year ahead as on-going volatility sees clients holding increasingly high levels of excess cash, according to a recently published Investor Trends report. The 2012 Adviser ...