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FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Declining bond yields, an uncertain equities landscape and an appetite for diversification are driving institutions towards alternative assets. Alex Burke investigates whether this is the right idea. When Perpetual acting general manager for regulated ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... at 5,496. In local economic news on Tuesday, the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey is due out. No major equities news is expected, however, Fairfax Media chief executive Greg Hywood is slated to speak at an AmCham lunch in Sydney while ...

Nikko announces Americas sales head, new products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... in the Americas." Nikko has also announced that it is launching two new UCITS funds this month that invest in global equities and multi-asset. These institutional quality strategies will allow sophisticated global investors access to a broad range of ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... SMSF sector is due out and the Financial Services Council and Commonwealth Bank release a study on older workers. In equities news, iiNet has a scheme meeting for a vote on the proposed TPG takeover, Atlas Iron is expected to release June quarter production ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down 19 points at 5,514. No major local economic or equities news is expected on Friday. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed lower, pulled back by the resources sector. The ...

Market set to fall

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... American slumped 5.6 per cent, BHP Billiton tumbled 5.7 per cent and Rio Tinto lost 3.6 per cent. HONG KONG - Hong Kong equities slipped 0.99 per cent following a recent uptick and tracking losses in New York. However, Shanghai edged up for a fifth straight ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... quarter consumer price index while the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is also due out. In equities news, BHP Billiton is expected to release its fourth quarter production report while Petsec Energy is slated to have ...

New SMAs at MLC increasing exponentially

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... Redpoint Industrials options have increased MLC's SMA suite to 15 portfolios, ranging from investments in Australian equities, listed property and fixed income. The recent JBWere/Investment Trends SMA Report 2015 highlighted the increasing use of SMAs ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... Meanwhile, Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev is slated to speak at a Deloitte business lunch in Sydney. In equities news, Oil Search and OZ Minerals are expected to release second quarter production reports, while AMCIL is slated to post full ...

Passive strategies benefit active managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... smart beta strategies is a great trend for active managers, according to Standard Life Investments (SLI) head of global equities Mikhail Zverev. "It is very strange to see an active manager saying that we quite like this trend, but we do," Zverev said. ...