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Lifestage funds outperform early

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... 1.2% for 60 years plus or three times the younger person uplift. Rainmaker also found that between the ends of the age spectrum there is a similar performance result for the MySuper investment strategies, particularly around the 40-49 year age groups. ...

BondAdviser launches new portfolio on HUB24

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... exposure to senior bonds, this product will offer higher returns than many cash products for only a small step up the risk spectrum." Andrew Alcock, managing director of HUB24, said: "As the most functional managed portfolio and SMA platform in the market ...

Western AM says credit to be positive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... fundamental conditions and we expect spread tightening by year end 2016 to contribute to attractive returns across the credit spectrum." Commenting on credit performance in the Australian market, Western Asset head of Australian operations Anthony Kirkham ...

Confused environment leads to Aussie stock volatility

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... in Sydney yesterday that Australia's reporting season "saw some extreme volatility in stock prices at both ends of the spectrum." "Daily price movements throughout reporting season were extremely volatile both for stocks that disappointed - such as Cover-More ...

Advisers looking for longevity and aged care solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... of technical services Andrew Lowe spoke first, discussing the various different approaches on the retirement planning spectrum - from "probability based" (safe withdrawal rates, variable spending, income buckets) to "safety first" (bond ladders, floor-leverage ...

Ignition Wealth appoints investment committee chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... adviser at Millinium Capital Managers, and non-executive director and chair of finance and audit committee for Autism Spectrum Australia. "It's very exciting to have joined Ignition Wealth at a time when the company is gaining significant traction with ...

OneVue partners with Sentry Group for adviser platform

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... groups in Australia offering a genuine choice of platform solutions to its network of advisers which catered for the broad spectrum of their client needs. "In addition the suite aims to provide practice efficiency benefits for its advisers and reduce ...

Parametric launches liquid alternative strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... structure, leverage, illiquidity or high fees typically associated with them. The Parametric VRP strategies include a spectrum ranging from covered calls to cash-secured put selling, and includes hybrid strategies which vary the underlying portfolio ...

Alternatives drove Permal and EnTrust marriage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... see plans of institutions and pension funds and other types of large allocators wanting to go to 20% looking across the spectrum of alternatives." Speaking to Financial Standard in Sydney yesterday, Kodmani pointed out that in the last five years US ...

Future Fund puts in another strong year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... them with stronger ones," Neal said. "Investments that we are finding attractive have been at the riskier end of the spectrum. There's been less flow of capital into those opportunities so there're more of them. We've balance this from a risk management ...