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HSBC renews partnership with trading platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... on the renewed partnership, HSBC Australia head of retail bank and wealth management Graham Heunis said: "Investing in equities is a cornerstone of many Australians' wealth management strategies, and our strategic relationship with Bell Direct allows ...

Super funds reverse poor start to 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... 0.4%. The monthly increase in superannuation performance was driven by another strong monthly increase in Australian equities of 3.4%, complemented by a positive return for international equities. Highlighting the challenge of recent volatility to fund ...

IOOF appoints direct equities head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
IOOF has appointed a head of direct equities. Previously a senior equities analyst in the IOOF advice research team, Elan Miller will now oversee IOOF's direct equities research capabilities. Prior to joining IOOF in 2015, Miller was a portfolio manager ...

CFSGAM makes two senior appointments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has confirmed the appointment of a head of research, Australian equities core and a global head of investment specialists. Tim King has been appointed to the newly created role, reporting to head ...

Global equities tease income opportunity

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... portfolios. Often favoured for their regular payments of dividends and possible tax benefits offered by franking credits, equities are seen as a popular choice in the search for income. However Shaun Parkin, head of SPDR ETFs at SSGA, warns that investors ...

Small-caps can improve investment trade-offs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
There is a case for global small-cap equities in Australian balanced portfolios to improve return and risk trade-offs according to a new joint research paper. The analysis suggests that an unhedged global small-cap stock allocation, weighted up to 5% ...

Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... the OECD 2015 Large Pension Funds Survey. The report noted that pension funds in general have had "mixed results" in equities from 2010 to 2014, and have been ramping up investment in alternatives for alpha. "With now several years of buoyant equity ...

Fixed income investors turning to Serbia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... to T. Rowe Price portfolio manager and head of international fixed income Arif Husain. Speaking at the T. Rowe Price Equities Adviser event in Sydney, Husain emphasised the importance of balancing a fixed income portfolio along core stable, defensive ...

BetaShares Managed Risk Series hits $200m

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... volatility rises, apply a 'handbrake' to seek to reduce the impact of market declines. The funds reduce investors' exposure to equities in falling markets while still allowing participation in rising markets. The company said the development of the Managed ...

Listed and direct real estate show correlation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... first in a series on listed real estate and suggests the daily liquidity of the asset class means it behaves more like equities if investing in the short term. The paper also highlights how listed real estate can be used by investors as a harbinger of ...