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Factor investing sees new customised approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... been in 20 years or since the dot com bubble. The most expensive factors are momentum and growth. He said most factor returns tend to be earned in a period of contraction. "If you're heading to a recession or are in a recession that's when most factors ...

Govt underestimates SMSF Budget impact: BGL

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... that Labor's proposal of $75,000 tax free income for pension accounts is significantly more onerous. Based on the average returns of SMSFs from 2010 to 2014, this equates to a cap of $1.1 million and will affect at least 24% of SMSFs (ie 136,000 SMSFs ...

BetaShares launches hedged Europe and Japan ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... this need and provide investors with exposure to European and Japanese companies, while at the same time sheltering their returns from currency volatility."

Bank love affair with wealth management waning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... "important transaction" that allows the bank to continue to provide insurance solutions to customers while "improving wealth returns for shareholders." The need to deliver strong returns is a driving factor behind the consolidation and exit of the wealth ...

Australian Ethical appoints former AMP Capital PM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... investment team. Mr Murray's appointment will further strengthen our expertise as we continue to focus on generating superior returns for our investors."

ACSA announces custody award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... added: "ACSA, and indeed Australia, continues to operate in a challenging environment, with sustained lower investment returns, a strong focus on cost and efficiency, increased digitisation, globalisation of investments and associated regulatory oversight. ...

Super fund asset class performance disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... 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, there is clear variation between ...

Multi-factor investing applies to credit too: Robeco

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... This strategy can be a nice extension of a government bond mandate as the risk remains relatively low while yields and returns can be enhanced. But even in this low risk strategy we do allocate some risk budget to the other factors to prevent from going ...

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Investors must rethink their investment approach and look to the long term if they wish to achieve their target returns, according AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, AXA IM identified a number of evolutionary trends ...

Impact investing on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... had historically been difficult because they were often seen as finance-first investors whereby performance or financial returns formulated any specific impact objective. Yet Dezelan said the conversation had now shifted from words to action. At a recent ...