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Macquarie sees managed accounts surge

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... Private Portfolio Management, said a trend was emerging of investor preference for managed accounts in light of continued volatility and regulatory change. "Managed accounts are also popular among SMSF clients and with the SMSF industry continuing to ...

When optimism rains, it pours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... the other - lowered their global growth projections about three months ago. Risk on trade is out, risk off is in and volatility (a high one) would be the order of the day for most of the 366 days of 2012 - this year's a leap year. Hey, maybe that's why ...

Southeastern targets instos with Australian expansion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... of the Australia/New Zealand business. The rationale for the expansion is the popularity of stable securities amid volatility in global equity markets, according to the firm. "Volatility in equity markets is creating extraordinary opportunities to own ...

BlackRock appoints head of strategy group

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... searching for answers to the challenge of growing income and wealth in a world characterised by low yields and market volatility," said Mark McCombe, chairman for BlackRock Asia Pacific. "Diversifying into alternative assets, including commodities and ...

Tech providers relish multi-exchange environment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... 20 to February 20 following the large volume of industry response to the proposed rules on high frequency trading, volatility controls, pre-trade transparency (dark pools) and best execution.

Retirement not an automatic trigger for defensive strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... emphasis on equity, risk premia and still has a similar expected return as a typical "growth" fund - albeit one with lower volatility of returns," said Towers Watson. "Managers who offer products in this space typically obtain leverage through the use ...

Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... from New York to Rio and old London town recorded declines overnight but it's still within the magnitude of the daily volatility in stocks we've seen over the past few months. Not the scale one would expect if investors became really, truly scared at ...

Fiducian posts sustained half year results

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... million to June 30, 2011. The firm said it was pleased to have sustained its revenue in the face of ongoing market volatility and "wider economic and political instability". The independent financial services organisation said it was still on the look ...

Smart beta gains popularity with instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... pension funds, according to research from UK advice firm bfinance. Smart beta, which includes fair-value indexing and low-volatility strategies were perceived as a method of reducing risk with 37% of investors included in the survey, reportedly considering ...

Austerity's political pay-off

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... permanent shift away from the traditional capital asset pricing model toward a new relationship between risk and return as volatility continues to seriously scare investors, Custard said.