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Minutes to disaster

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... and don't be alarmed. What's an itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny 25 bps anyway? It's bupkis! That's if the US economy is truly re-gaining momentum - which, on balance it appears to be - but more importantly, if it doesn't create a "butterfly effect" (you know ...

Advisers leading ETF investment charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... allocated around 40% of ETF holdings or more to Australian equities, the research showed that over time, investors were gaining a better appreciation of diversifying across asset classes and geographies through the options ETFs offered. The research ...

SMSFs up property, managed funds exposure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... were the five most popular holdings in SuperConcepts' clients' portfolios. Proving the popularity of managed funds for gaining overseas exposure, the Magellan Global Fund and Platinum International Fund were the sixth and seventh most popular portfolio ...

Instreet partners with investment advisory for ethical platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... improve and develop effective, socially responsible investment products and solutions." Brookes added: "Impact investing is gaining serious traction. Industry funds have been in the driver's seat of about $600 billion of investing in this manner and ...

Global real estate offers investors diversified approach

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... gain that exposure. At any one point-in-time investors in DJRE can see the % weight of each of the index's holdings. "Gaining international exposure through a global property ETF means that an investor's exposure is spread across various international ...

BoJ now top 10 shareholder in 200 stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... much-needed boost to investor confidence." The BoJ's use of ETFs is another example of the financial instrument's usefulness in gaining fast, diversified exposure to a given market.

Fixed income China's sweet spot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... like Thailand, the UK, Australia and Japan. "Competing economies such as Vietnam and Bangladesh are also benefitting by gaining global market share from China's withdrawal from certain low-end labour-intensive manufacturing industries such as textiles ...

SMSFs winning over younger Australians

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
SMSFs appear to be gaining more traction with younger people with the latest data from the ATO showing 43% of new SMSFs are established by members younger than 45, whilst 25% of new funds are set up by members older than 55 as they approach retirement. ...

Data says not yet but what would Janet say?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... February following a 0.1% increase in the previous month. PPI ex-food and ex-energy showed no pick-up last month after gaining 0.4% in January. While this is less important than the consumer price index (CPI) - due out tomorrow - less price pressures ...

Energy Super ramps aged care advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... available and the financial implications, including whether they need to sell the family home. For others, it's about gaining information to start the discussion with family members at home," Petrou said. The fund is also investigating other ways to ...