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REITS, cash, equities the safe bet

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... managing director for Ibbotson Associates, told 380 delegates that while the equities space had experienced market volatility, they are not the worst investments at this time. "Equities are slightly cheaper than normal but it is bonds that are very expensive ...

SMSFs cash deposits reflect volatility

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... billion. The Vanguard / Investment Trends Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) Report, released yesterday, found market volatility was the main cause behind SMSF trustees preference for cash products with excess cash attributing to 35% of SMSFs' total cash ...

Super returns crash below 5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... 8.7% at end June 2011 to 4.9% at end July, according to the latest SelectingSuper fund performance survey. Despite the volatility, long-term 10 year returns are still averaging 5.0% pa. Five year returns are 2.4% pa and three year returns are even worse ...

Mercer plans for post FOFA advice dominance

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... fail based on the longevity, strategy and spending intentions. "Everyone is using a metric that talks about market volatility; we instead got retirement experts that predict advice failure." Long said Mercer will also work with dealer groups to create ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... industrial heartland. "We're seeing a bit of consistency and stability emerging in offshore markets in comparison to recent volatility and that enabled our market here in Australia to gain a bit of traction, in particular the resources sector," he said. ...

Mercer super members seek help in volatility

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... members and those of stand-alone funds serviced by Mercer, have inundated the group's helpline for advice on market volatility. Recent data from Mercer found people are engaging with their super funds far more readily these days as a result of share ...

Snowball reports 3pc rise in profits following Shadforth merger

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... the merger. The company said it was pleased to produce a sound result in the face of weak consumer sentiment, market volatility and sustained uncertainty. The combined entity now has a market capitalisation of $269 million. Industry watchers view it ...

Liquidity strength in CTAs

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
Global hedge fund of fund investment firm, Financial Risk Management, finds liquidity and diversity in CTAs with volatility support in current alternative markets. Financial Risk Management (FRM) has introduced weekly liquidity for its FRM Sigma Fund ...

Count Financial profit surges on windfall float

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... have been headwinds, in the capital markets in particular, but if you look beyond the short term and current market volatility then the medium term fundamentals are very strong." Speaking on Boardroom Radio, Gale also talked about the Future of Financial ...

Media Super $30m alpha mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... fund would take advantage of market inefficiencies balanced with minimal net exposure to the equity market and a long volatility skew. Glass said Media Super were looking beyond that standard approach for managers who would use an absolute returns strategy ...