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Lonsec increases global exposure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... small part of the global equity market capitalisation and are predominately concentrated in the financials, energy and materials sectors. So it is important that investors look abroad to maximise the benefits from diversification and achieve a smoother ...

Instos seeking smart carbon plays

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... outcome of their allocation, focusing on C02 emissions, C02 avoidance, renewable energy generation, water treatment and materials recovery and recycling. He says this year's analysis shows the strategy continues to deliver a net carbon benefit to investors. ...

ING DIRECT pays up for "no fees" super marketing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... advertised. ASIC first raised concerns, which were confirmed by an internal company review, that certain promotional materials may have led customers to understand that the interest paid on their cash options would be eligible for ING DIRECT's highest ...

Super funds must harvest farmland

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... talk about feeding animals as like feeding Olympic athletes," Mooney said. "There's been lots of innovation around raw materials. Products like Novacq - where we are working with CSIRO to develop - if we can prove that up, once fed to prawns, it will ...

Investors must look past Australia for opportunities: BAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... down about 10%, they're just drifting lower and lower and a lot of that has been coming from sectors like energy, basic materials and a bit more recently things like financials. "We've had a really good performance period over that time period; we've ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... Prices Received Indicator fell further into contraction and firms in our panel also acknowledged a fall in prices for raw materials, with the Input Prices Indicator posting the lowest reading since April 2016." However, MNI's August survey also contained ...

QV Equities posts solid year

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... solid year however the return lagged its benchmark. "The benchmark return (14.7%) reflects strong gains by the cyclical materials sector, with gold miners also rallying strongly following an increase in the gold price, while stocks such as iron ore miner ...

Morningstar introduces global risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... valuation, valuation uncertainty, liquidity, momentum, size, value-growth and volatility. The sector factors are: basic materials, consumer cyclical, consumer defensive, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrials, real estate, technology, telecommunications ...

First State Super confirms firefighter academy investment

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... new site. Elliott said the new facility will feature purpose-built training props to simulate fire, rescue, hazardous-materials and other emergencies. It will also allow for training activities not possible at Alexandria, including live burns. About ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... monetary policy: Midpoint of target range or target level for the federal funds rate" in the Fed's June "Projection Materials" shows that six FOMC members now expect just a single rate hike this year compared with just one in the March meeting. In addition ...