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Investors looking to alternatives amid low cash rate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... the fact that there was such a lack of volatility. The asset class had showed not a single negative month even through the GFC. That sort of stability is what attracted us to the asset class and made us think that there would be other investors, beside ...

Milliman calls out "failures of diversification"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... approach to risk management. Noting that 60/40 balanced portfolios "experienced losses of 20% or more at the nadir of [the GFC]," Milliman's report said that this prompted "a range of highly-diversified products with lower equity market exposure," including ...

Managed fund outflows push product providers to change strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Steady outflows from managed funds since the GFC indicate that retail product manufacturers need to move to new solutions, according to Rainmaker Information research. The Rainmaker Advantage report for the December 2015 quarter shows that, in every ...

La Trobe P2P option gets SQM rating

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... performance of the skilled team at La Trobe Financial Group, with the fund's 'high-quality track record', in particular during the GFC. "The firm's historical strength has also led it to provide strong risk-adjusted returns to investors," said Christopher. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... to Australian businesses had been growing at more than 6% since September 2015 - the best since February 2009 (before the GFC went full throttle) - lessening the impetus for the RBA to cut interest rates again. Housing credit increased by 0.5% on the ...

Managed funds back on the menu for investors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... Investment Trends' 2015 Investor Product Needs Report notes that although unlisted managed funds usage declined following the GFC, investors have been steadily reallocating; managed funds now account for 9% of investable assets. Furthermore, 15% of those ...

Martin Currie cautious on dividend growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... aggregate dividend forecasts for the ASX200 have begun to fall. He added Australia has been in a rising dividend period since the GFC. "We think when you're looking at income growth strategies, it's far more important to focus on the quality of the company ...

OneVentures says VC needs scale in Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... "so they could see you can make money." OneVentures managing director and chief executive Michelle Deaker said out of the GFC super funds consolidated, became conservative and became so large "that to write a cheque for them means they need to deploy ...

China crashlands back to GFC days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... consensus predictions for a 14.5% drop and an acceleration from the 11.5% drop in the previous month. February's fall since the GFC days when exports plummeted by 26.3% in May 2009. China is not buying "Made outside China" stuff. China's imports declined ...

SEC to run ad campaign promoting online consumer adviser checks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... proposals have been vigorously resisted by the securities industry ever since President Obama initiated the reforms following the GFC. Legislation underpinning the reform is not expected to pass the House as Speaker Paul Ryan last month voiced his support ...