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Lofty A$ supports offshore ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... relative domestic company performance. Oliver said that large cap companies in the US have withstood the recent market volatility and slowdown well. As a result, share prices have held up, and when combined with the strong AUD means those companies can ...

Retail investors buy hybrids despite dangers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... financial disasters that befall retail investors time and time again. It isn't easy to focus on, or understand, risk and volatility, so retail investors ignore these factors and almost exclusively focus on yield. "Put very simply, retail investors are ...

Buying volatility a viable alternative

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
Futures on the VIX exchange can allow funds to diversify portfolios by buying volatility, said Chris Thompson, Portfolio Manager, Advance Asset Management. Thompson said that a lot of alternative investment strategies involve "going long" on volatility ...

FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... returns on each of their investment options over different time frames. This will cover short-term risk related to volatility of annual returns, long-term risks relating to inflation and medium-term risk combining the two. One of the stated purposes ...

APRAs' best intentions misleading: Super industry

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... organisations say that APRA's proposed measure sends the wrong message to super fund members by measuring short term investment volatility, rather than the risk in regards to members' goals. Young members in particular could be driven away from growth ...

We're not obsolete: Brokers defend their patch

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
Despite a flurry of recent mergers, courtesy of reduced appetite for equities, regulatory changes and market volatility, the role of Australian stock brokers is far from obsolete. That's the view of Andrew Coppin, managing director of listed broking ...

Sluggish growth the new norm: Janus

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Once the high volatility experienced within the spread declines over the next six to 12 months, slower earnings growth will emerge as Australia's 'new norm', according to Carmel Wellso, portfolio manager with Janus Capital Group. In Australia to address ...

Smarter lifecycle approach to staunch SMSF flow

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... associated with current low yields. "If you can get some sort of return that can still produce good growth with much lower volatility or risk - then objective based funds in post retirement should definitely have a role in keeping members invested for ...

Politicking befogs equities: AMP Capital

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... Chinese growth as four factors that could spark a market shock. While the political uncertainty contributes to market volatility and makes short-term equity investing challenging, Naeimi however says emphasising contrarian drivers should keep investors ...

ILB manager Ardea launches new fund

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... available relatively cheaply at present and will become increasingly important for buffering portfolios from ongoing market volatility." Hamlyn attributed the main causes for higher inflation in Australia to a close integration with rapidly industrialising ...