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Appetite for overseas assets up on last year

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... figures were volatile throughout the year, with the percentage of those intending to increase exposure to international shares reaching a high of 25% and a low of 16%, the bottom line is that the intention to invest was up on an annual basis, which may ...

Funds return 11% in May

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... end May jumped to 16% up from 11% at end April. But offsetting this is that rolling 12 month returns from international shares continued their dip to 23% at end May down from 31% at end April. Domestic and international bonds meanwhile returned 4.1% ...

Platinum steps up focus on adviser market

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... and managing director Kerr Neilson signaled his ambitions to widen the reach of the firm's top-performing international shares strategy within the adviser market. Neilson has identified an opportunity within the burgeoning self-managed super fund (SMSF) ...

Super returns dampen but still double digit

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... that the rolling 12 month ASX accumulation index was 11% which was down from 13% as at end March. Meanwhile international shares delivered 31% compared to 35% at end March. In contrast, domestic and international bonds returned 2.7% and 3.3% respectively ...

Super on track for double-digit year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... index was 13.0% although this is up from 10% at end February, while the 35% rolling 12 month return from international shares has also boosted returns for funds with high exposure to global shares. In contrast, domestic and international bonds returned ...

Leap in appetite for overseas assets

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... Certitude Global Investing Intentions Report produced each month by Investment Trends. According to the report, international shares are the most likely driver of the increase in intentions to invest globally. The net percentage of investors intending ...

Super returns up slightly to 12.8pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... reminding us how closely linked are share market and super fund returns.. The rolling 12 month return from international shares was meanwhile steady on 40% even though the AUD rose in value 2.2% relative to the USD during February (but over the 12 months ...

Aussie shares out of favour as managed fund investors go global

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... for equities at least. Investors demonstrated a clear preference for passive over active options. Vanguard International Shares Index secured about $509 million inflows. BlackRock Indexed International Equity also garnered a sizeable inflow of about ...

International shares pose barriers to entry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
Investors looking to increase their exposure to international shares are hampered by a lack of understanding, according to the latest CoreData Australian Investor Report. The researcher surveyed 928 investors with a range of risk profiles and identified ...

Super returns climb to 16.1pct, ahead of pre-GFC glory days

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... Rainmaker said the results are so high because the ASX accumulation index delivered 25% over the 12 months and international shares a massive 38% despite the AUD increasing in value relative to the USD by 2% during the month. In contrast, domestic and ...