Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 231 - 240 of 338 results for "Reliance"

SmartBeta solution tackles passive MySuper index approach: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... reforms that require super funds to offer a low cost, transparent default balanced fund option, could lead to an over reliance on standard index funds and other problems associated with market-capitalisation indices, said Craig Hurt, AXA IM director ...

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... easing in Chinese export growth, note too that some months back the politburo told us all that it is reducing China's reliance on the external economy and more on domestic consumption. And this we're seeing in the continued strength in domestic retail ...

Benchmarks stop us thinking: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... Mark Tinker, fund manager, AXA Framlington (AXA IM's qualitative equities platform). Tinker said that in some cases, the reliance on benchmarks was forcing people into incorrect investment decisions. "People say you must buy this because it's in the ...

It's more fun in the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... period. This is because of its strong domestic consumption (which accounts for more than 70% of the economy) and less reliance on exports (14% of GDP), rising foreign direct investment - particularly, the outsourcing market - and growing remittances ...

More SMSF trustees go it alone

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... 2011 survey, the report found, with 52% of SMSFs reporting use of an RG146 compliant adviser in the last 12 months. Self-reliance among SMSF trustees reflects the 80% of their FUM that is directly invested, according to research by Rainmaker. Of those ...

Australia lags on commodities investments

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
Despite an economic reliance on natural resources, Australia has lagged other developed markets in commodities investments, according to S&P Indices. "We tend to look at the market and think, well, if we've got BHP and Rio then we've got enough in direct ...

Research houses to step up transparency

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... right of reply," said David Bell, St Davids Rd Advisory, in his response to the paper. "Segregation makes sense given the reliance placed on research house reports in the retail industry," said Bell.

MLC adds strategies, lowers share exposure

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... strategy and an emerging markets strategy in an effort to further diversify its Horizon Series portfolios and decrease its reliance on global share markets. Susan Gosling, head of investments at MLC Investment Management, said these new strategies will ...

Advisers told to rethink growth asset allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... shore up defensive profiles and take more control of retirement outcomes. The US was shown as a case in point for over-reliance on investment property income destroying many retirement portfolios, with the message for Australian investors being that ...

ASFA, FSC applaud passing of SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... Financial Services Council (FSC) also welcomed the outcome, saying the higher rate of savings would reduce Australia's reliance on international investment, thereby lowering the budget deficit. "Every working Australian will face retirement with greater ...