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Goldman Sachs focuses on HNW with private bank

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... wealthy individual category comes amid declines in Goldman Sachs' core investment business on the back of economic volatility and new regulations restricting bank use of funds for trading. "We've been in the wealth business for a long time," AFP reported ...

SMSF contributions spike ahead of cap

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... remained stable, making up 17.5% of total SMSF assets held, according to the Multiport findings. "Continued market volatility caused a significant increase in cash holdings and short term deposits, and steady investment in top 10 'brand name' Australian ...

Buy-right and equity managers will deliver income

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... Capital who oversees this fund, known in the retail market as the Zurich Equity Income fund. "We can convert overseas volatility, something investors normally are terrified of, into income," he said. "These are exchange traded options, not over the counter ...

Improve risk management to target fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... portfolios. As a result, I think a lot of people are now looking at alternative sources to smooth returns to lower the volatility," said O'Connor. This pushes alternative strategies into the limelight more than they have been in the past, even though ...

Investors ignoring credit

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... investment class that plays a very positive role in portfolio diversification. With investors shying away from the volatility of equity markets, credit provides a predictable and regular income stream with minimal capital volatility," he said. Because ...

Treasury Group makes more Asian moves

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... for opportunities. We are very pleased about partnering with a quality business that offers access to Asia with low volatility," said Andrew McGill, Treasury Group chief executive officer. "We look forward to assisting in the growth of Octis both in ...

BetaShares launches BEAR Fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... step for investors seeking to profit from declines in the equities market, a relevant strategy considering the current volatility observed in the equity markets. "We have seen the Australian equities market swing markedly and stay range bound in the ...

Regulation biggest concern for SFOs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... regulatory environment, just ahead of the geopolitical landscape (22%) but significantly greater than concern over market volatility (10%). Spending levels of family members (5%) and family discord (4%) ranked lower down the list. The research found ...

RARE, Lazard infra funds 'highly recommended' by Lonsec

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... we rated," said Coutts. The review also found that predictable cash flows, attractive yield profiles and more modest volatility offered by Infrastructure "exerted significant pull for investors."

Research key to Asian small caps

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... uninformed investors trading in and out of stock, so if you can bring research into it, and are prepared to deal with the volatility you can do quite well." Less research houses cover the Asian small caps sector, increasing opportunities for informed ...