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Australian investors retreating to domestic assets

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Australian investors in exchange-traded products (ETPs) are reporting an increasing preference for Australian equities, cash, fixed income and gold in an uncertain global political environment. According to VanEck research, particularly due to the uncertainty ...

Managed accounts boost income by 77%: case study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... a significantly higher weekly income. In the study, an asset allocation split comprising Australian and international equities (35%), term deposits (15%), an income fund (25%)and the Mason Stevens Fixed Income Model Portfolio (25%), the couple saw a ...

SMSF trustees remain prudent investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... point to a lack of diversification, they often highlight the absence or low allocation to assets such as international equities, forgetting SMSFs are still getting exposure to these assets via ETF's, listed and unlisted trusts and managed funds." Hogan ...

Hong Kong fintech makes senior Australia hire

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... firm. Prior to that, he was an executive director at Instreet Investment, Merrill Lynch, ANZ, BZW Australia and Macquarie Equities. His appointment occurs at the same time Quantifeed has appointed Audrey Wong as both chief operating officer and chief ...

FirstChoice Alternatives adds new macro manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... 'skill' than simply market returns, which is important to investors concerned about the prospect of lower returns from equities," Tully said. "As a result, we are seeing advisers recommend a greater proportion of their client's portfolios to alternatives. ...

Future Fund surges to $123 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... Global Advisors is in first place. The Future Fund acting as a sovereign fund is why it holds only 29% of its assets in equities, preferring to increase its investment exposure to alternative assets which now stands at 31%. But offsetting this, the Future ...

Raising rates on soybeans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... meeting, in December. For sure and for certain. Rate hike here we come. It's already being pencilled into US bond yields. Equities don't like these either because it lowers the projected future cash flow of the company as well as raising its cost of ...

Macquarie Wrap adds global equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... shareholder yield strategy and Triple3 Partners' volatility management strategy; the goal, then, is to provide global equities exposure with reduced volatility. Grant Samuel Funds Management head of distribution Damien McIntyre said: "With term deposit ...

BTIM appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... chief investment officer, Asia-Pacific ex Japan at Fidelity, and was also head of portfolio strategies group and global equities team at the same company. "We are delighted to welcome Kathryn to the board of BTIM. Kathryn has the relevant background ...

UBS and Clarion launch global infrastructure fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... aimed at giving investors a stable income stream with a moderate - roughly 0.65, historically - correlation to global equities. It is also, as per UBS's statement, designed to "mitigate liquidity and accessibility challenges faced by investors in the ...