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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... will close their books for the rest of the calendar year, so turnover volumes lighten up a bit. "You do get a bit more volatility in the market but it can also get a bit quiet as well." A surprise slide in the US unemployment rate to 7.7 per cent for ...

Insto investors confront liquidity crunch

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... research, entitled The Asset Owners' Perspective: Evolving Investment and Operational Models, explores how the continued volatility of global financial markets has identified weaknesses in investment portfolios, and how institutional investors have reacted. ...

Cbus and HESTA take out top AIST awards

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... Reynolds. Reynolds predicted member engagement would become an even bigger challenge for super funds if the current volatility on investment markets continued into next year. "In this climate of uncertainty and caution, it's more important than ever ...

Charts point to bull market run in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... in the behaviour of market prices. "There are still lots of murky water to go through and the data implies a lot of volatility through the early part of 2013," continued Meani. "Everyone's still scared and bad news has a habit of coming up from somewhere ...

Life-cycle funds boost retirement income: Mercer

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... focus and then reduce their exposure to risk over time. By the age of retirement, the investment has relatively low volatility," Anderson explained. Analysis shows a lifecycle approach can produce a higher account balance at retirement, funding a greater ...

Real estate better than bonds: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... won't last forever: the correlation with government bonds is high and low property yields could lead to higher price volatility in the future," she said. "Depending on your holding period, this could have a dramatic impact on your returns," she added. ...

Lifecycle not the answer: Rice Warner

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... retirement savings' biggest problems could be made worse by lifecycle Funds, which only help the poor returns caused by volatility, said Rice Warner Actuaries. Retirees dread a stock-market tumble, but most superannuation funds worry about this at the ...

Flip flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... When I think about investment risk, I am generally thinking about? The uncertainty of some future event/outcome 12.5% Volatility 26.4% The likelihood of losing money 45.8% High valuations (inadequate skepticism/excessive optimism 15.3% 3. Over time ...

TAL crowned life company of the year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... where risk specialists and financial planners generally are facing a myriad regulatory changes and continued market volatility, advisers are looking to their life companies to bring greater efficiency to their practices." Commenting on the win, TAL Retail ...

Multi-asset funds react to lack of diversification

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... capital growth to at least meet inflation plus some longer term spending goals. But more importantly, they want lower volatility and far better protection on the downside than what has been afforded under the more traditional multi-asset class model. ...