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SMSFs up property, managed funds exposure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... 35.8% over the period. Cash and short term deposit exposure stood at 18.4% of portfolios at 31 March 2016 while fixed interest and international equities represented 12.3% and 12.6% respectively. Direct property represents around 78% of the total property ...

Super fund asset class performance disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... a 10 year basis however this asset class option has outperformed this index. Meanwhile assets options for both fixed interest have on average provided returns lower than the relevant index. Whilst the average return of the market varies from the index ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT, and 87% of Australian bond managers underperformed the S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Interest 0+ Index. Commenting impartially on the new data, the report said: "There is nothing novel about the index versus active debate. ...

Frontier appoints two senior consultants

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... consulting group leader within the Melbourne Office. Prior to this he spent 10 years at Standard & Poor's working in fixed interest and alternatives. Barr also spent five years at National Mutual, where he worked across both the funds management and ...

Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... 134. Global bond ETPs also entered the Australian market for the first time including the Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index (Hedged), Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged), and iShares Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF. ...

IOOF WealthBuilder options get highest Lonsec ratings

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... advisers are choosing them." "We now offer investment options across all the major asset classes, including cash and fixed interest as well as domestic and global equities, all managed by a range of active and index-based professional investment managers." ...

Hyperion named Fund Manager of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... the other categories, Vanguard Investments Australia took home the Multi-Sector award, PIMCO won the Australian Fixed Interest category and Independent Franchise Partners took the gong for International Equities. Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities ...

Unconstrained bond funds disappoint in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... uncertain interest rate environment. The extra interest has seen Lonsec establish a new unconstrained sector in its fixed interest coverage. "Unconstrained investing involves moving away from fixed interest benchmarks, giving fund managers more flexibility ...

Lack of scaleability curbs hedge fund appeal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... more crucial given how the Quantitative Easing programs in the US have distorted the normal dynamics of the global fixed interest markets. "There is still a profound need to diversify your sources of alpha. Investors have lost access to fixed interest ...

SMSFs sell-down ASX favourites for global stocks

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... following distributions from managed funds. While some of this cash has been re-invested in international equities and fixed interest, there were also a higher number of trustees increasing their cash reserves as a result of market volatility." The December ...