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Christian Super joins Government to seed community fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... investments that mix positive returns with social benefits. "With traditional investment markets so susceptible to market volatility it is important to diversify into assets that are not exposed to those same market risks," said Peter Murphy, chief executive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... Commerce in Australia luncheon on "Challenges Facing the Global and Australian Resources Industry". On Tuesday, extreme volatility rocked the Australian share market, but positive Chinese economic data reversed a horror start triggered by panic selling ...

Capital protected products shine in gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... structured investments at the Commonwealth, said the areas where clients want exposure is changing. Jadwat said the high volatility meant the bank was looking at expanding its Capital Series products to cover any international index such as the Hang ...

Market plunge exposes system weakness: Cooper

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... year lower than it started, excluding contributions. "Should we be exposing every worker out there to that kind of volatility, can we keep doing that and keep people committed and believing in the system?" said Cooper. "Or do people start saying, 'I'm ...

ORBIS launches cash based fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... aims to provide stable, long-term returns that exceed the RBA cash rate. It is ideal for people who don't want the volatility of the sharemarket but want a better return than cash over time," said Orbis Australia Fund portfolio manager, Simon Marais. ...

Investor eyes fixing on fixed interest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... domestic and international inflation-linked bonds returning more than 6% over the last six months, in a time of high volatility in the global markets." said Omega's managing director George Vassos The demand will be further fuelled by the need for income ...

PIMCO urges SMSFs to get active

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... in an actively managed Australian bond fund might be a sensible option for generating income and reducing portfolio volatility," said Peter Dorrian, head of global wealth management, PIMCO. Although fixed income indices make good benchmarks, they do ...

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... been paid while you still have to pay income tax from your bank deposit interest rates," said Dunnin. "But it's the volatility in fund returns, being the way they jump around, that worries most consumers." Dunnin said prior to the Global Financial Crisis ...

Former UBS star team launches flagship Bennelong Avoca fund

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... too big to add value. "That's a problem for many fund managers," Campbell said. The team will seek to minimise the volatility of returns through sound risk management principles including sector and stock concentration rules and tracking error limits. ...

Long-term strategies pay off for investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... that investors should focus on diversification and long term growth asset return, with the key factor being a lack of volatility over the 20 year period. "The lessons out of that is the importance of when you adopt a long term strategy that you stick ...