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Select's alternatives "recommended"

... plus 4 to 5 per cent per annum or above and net of fees and expenses, over three to five year rolling periods with volatility of 7 to 8 per cent.

High yield mortgage funds score high ratings

... peers. High yield mortgage funds have attracted investor interest as they provide higher returns than cash and at lower volatility compared to equities. Their credibility, however, has been tainted by the problems surrounding Westpoint as the public ...

Absolute Alpha launches new FOHF

... Limited, was launched as a hedge fund of funds last night in a bid to offer equity-style returns but with less market volatility. Absolute Alpha's CEO, Shawn Richard, former director and owner of Astarra, said he believes their derivatives experience ...

Daily economic update

... November. Fixed lending commitments dropped by 10.3 per cent while revolving credit commitments rose by 15.4 per cent. The volatility in the lease finance commitments data continued with leasing finance increasing by 5.6 per cent in December following ...

Ipac changes Pathways and creates new asset class

... liquidity of the overall portfolios. That said, the 'alternative income' asset class will slightly increase overall volatility albeit producing a higher income than cash over the long term.

If the HAT fits: Intech launch into absolute returns

... Intech Investment Consultants has launched a new high alpha Australian shares trust which will disregard short term volatility in favor of a pure performance focus. However, Intech's new Australian Shares Alpha Trust (HAT) will not suit everyone, said ...

Suncorp hands HFA $88.7m mandate

... funds, which aims to diversify across several managers and achieve consistent returns above the benchmark with low volatility. HFA's senior investment manager, Peter Coates, said their diversified investment fund has attracted interest from institutional ...

BT Aussie small caps upgraded to four stars

... 20.9% per annum for the five years to 31 December, compared to a peer group median return of 13.68% per annum. The volatility of the fund was 13.06% over the same five year period compared to the peer group benchmark volatility of 13.04%

JBWere launches Aussie infrastructure fund

... between bonds and equities and it's not correlated with property." He added, "We think it can offer relatively low volatility with strong yield." GSJBW's senior investment manager of infrastructure, utilities and resources, Geoff Frankish, will manage ...

Door opens on IFRS - or is it the floodgates?

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2006
... not trade on liquid markets. Several banks have expressed concern that fair value accounting could inject misleading volatility into earnings figures and unnerve investors. Glyn Barker, UK head of assurance at PricewaterhouseCoopers, welcomed the step ...