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Super fund awards emerging markets mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... particular tendency or way you would react rationally" to past numbers and forecasts. "The rational thing is to be conservative. Conservatism bias sounds like it's irrational but it's completely rational. Confirmation bias, anchoring bias, and a number ...

Part-pensioners short-changed by asset test changes

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... low-return world, we believe most asset classes will likely struggle to deliver 7.8% pa in returns, especially the conservative asset classes such as cash and fixed income favoured by many in the pension phase," Plato managing director Don Hamson said. ...

Bank inquiry recommends breaking big four oligopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... the pre-tax funding cost advantage for a major bank is approximately 14 basis points." "This estimate is based on conservative assumptions so changing the assumptions would deliver a much larger estimate of the funding cost advantage. What it means is ...

Trump and Brexit comes back to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... sown sometime back around the middle of last year. Yes Virginia. It was on 7 May 2015 when David Cameron and his Conservative Party won (with an outright majority) what was then thought of as a losable election. Cameron then made good on his campaign ...

Morningstar multi-asset funds recommended

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... Morningstar High Growth Real Return, Morningstar Growth Real Return, Morningstar Balanced Real Return and Morningstar Conservative Real Return funds. "Zenith's ratings provide a rigorous endorsement of the quality of our approach to multi-asset investing," ...

Macquarie Australia's favourite finance brand on social media

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... experiences. "Customer service is often a good way to encourage brand love on social, a way for often more traditional, conservative brands to make their social mark," the report said.

Lonsec increases global exposure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... alternative assets, global fixed interest and diversified income weights were increased across the defensive and conservative risk profiles, funded by declines in conservative alternative assets; a change implemented in a bid to strengthen the defensive ...

Well-known stockbroker launches own SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... for medium to long-term growth with some income. It will be concentrated, holding up to 20 stocks at once, and even conservative investors can benefit from its aggressive nature. "We have some safety mechanisms including the option to hold 100% cash ...

ECPAM wins mandate, grows investment team

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... and has ratings from the major asset consultants. "We consider our clients as partners and as such we decided to be conservative and close the Ex50 fund, to be in a position to continue accepting flows from these institutions and maintain appropriate ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... returns "align with those we're trying to achieve." First State Super recently cut the investment objective for its conservative option about 18 months ago and did the same for its balanced option this year. McHugh said the balanced option cut was a ...