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Trust Company focuses on regional integration

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... systems and processes expected to cost approximately $10 million. Costs associated with an organisational review and volatility in investment market have been identified as potential challenges to FY13 results with projected impact on 1H Net Profit After ...

AMP multi asset fund wins first insto mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... the fund targets retail and institutional investors and offers more certain investment outcome amid continuing market volatility. It provides exposure to traditional and alternative assets and strategies. Matthew Hopkins, AMP Capital senior portfolio ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... client adviser Bill Bishop said the local market had dropped slightly on Monday morning as it continued to follow the volatility of Wall Street. "We have followed America down as we slavishly do," he said. "The banks aren't too bad, probably the resources ...

Currencies dominate CFDs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... gold. The research found both experienced and new traders were focused on currencies, commodities and indices given volatility in those areas, with trading across major forex pairs offering access to tight fixed spreads. "Traders using Capital CFDs in ...

YBR launches savings fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... Bouris. "Investors are understandably more cautious following the harsh lessons learned during the crisis, and as market volatility persists, dependability is becoming an important product feature. Smarter Money was conceived as a reliable solution that ...

Small-caps beat index but approach with caution

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... segment, offering better returns than the passive approach. That being said, the report also recognised that while volatility has lowered, the small-cap segment remains considerably more risky than investment in large-cap stocks. "When markets sell off ...

ETN fears grow following price plunges

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... VIX index, itself a synthetic index that isn't a basket of physical securities but a derived measure of stock market volatility. The ETFGuide website notes that this is not the first time an ETN has plunged due to its promoter stopping the issuing of ...

Benchmarks allow funds to abdicate responsibility: Future Fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... risk, the Future Fund's chief investment officer has warned a superannuation gathering. In times of extreme market volatility, the tendency to lower risk can lead funds back to the benchmark, which gives a level of comfort and an "anchor to hold onto." ...

No fear no greed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... buying on the dips going on than selling on up days. But methinks, what's happening now is a reflection of the reduced volatility in the financial markets that we're seeing lately. And this is underwriting investor confidence. But greed? We're not there ...

Five Oceans wins global equities mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... return mindset. In reality this translates to a portfolio filled with high conviction names, with the commensurate lower volatility managed through an adept use of derivatives," said Adam Smears, head of investment research and portfolio manager, Skandia ...