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Three reasons for alternatives

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... pour money into alternatives, according to a new report on the sector. These are diversification, protection against volatility and seeking non-correlated returns. They are revealed in the annual Russell Investments Survey on Alternative Investing report ...

More SMSF trustees go it alone

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... global financial crisis," said Robin Bowerman, Vanguard's head of corporate affairs and market development. "Higher volatility and lower returns have focused investors on the things they can control within their investment portfolio," said Bowerman. ...

BRIC slows on Europe woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... months of this year. While the uncertainty over the European sovereign debt crisis and accompanying financial market volatility have undoubtedly contributed to this malaise, this slowing is also due to the lagged effects of the severe monetary policy ...

Investment grade wine attracts global wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... 11.33% over the past 10 years. A recent paper by Mark E. Ricardo of Trellis Wine Investments points to the relative low volatility of 10.6% of the London International Vintner's Exchange (Liv-ex) Fine Wine Index and high risk-adjusted return (Sharpe ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... quiet with the major institutions rolling off their books and tax selling so volumes are down which has added to the volatility in the market." US stocks pushed higher Thursday amid speculation of more stimulus from the Federal Reserve after another ...

No random walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... greater clarity on Greece - hopefully after this Sunday's elections - and corresponding central bank policy responses, volatility and the general feeling of uncertainty will continue to fester. On the bright side, almost everyone and his dog are expecting ...

Volatility hits managed funds despite March boost

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
Retail managed funds grew by $22.4bn during the first quarter taking the total to $510.5bn for the year to March, down 1.8% on the corresponding 2011 figure. The 4.6% growth in funds during the quarter however will since have been undone, according ...

Sequencing risk impacts super savings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... than they realise. "The simple answer is that retirees should maintain an allocation in equities, despite the ongoing volatility, and instead find ways to generate consistent returns from this asset class while at the same time lowering 'downside risk' ...

Investors turn to dynamic asset allocation

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... always give you mid-teen returns for long periods of time; most markets are just single digit returns with a lot of volatility. "If you're going to try and take single digits and do better, if you're going to try and mute the volatility, you need to ...

Telstra Super launches income option

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... said Kevin Moloney, Telstra Super's general manager of development and distribution. "In this time of ongoing market volatility, it's never been more important for funds to listen carefully to their members and to ensure sufficient investment choices ...