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ASIC collaborates with Kenya on innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... will see Australia and Kenya work together to share information in their respective markets, including on emerging market trends and regulatory issues arising from the growth in innovation. CMA chief executive Paul Muthaura said: "We are committed to ...

BetaShares launches model portfolio service for advisers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... (DAA) which dynamically adjusts asset class weightings based on current valuations as well as economic and financial market trends. The third part of the offering is a model portfolio service - a fully implemented portfolio of exchange traded funds for ...

Unconstrained bond funds disappoint in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... mixed signals globally, investors can feel confident knowing that the manager has the flexibility to respond to market trends. "However, as Lonsec's research shows, unconstrained funds faced a tough year in 2015. While an unconstrained approach does ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... environment where central speak/rhetoric/announcement/promise/threat could have very strong potential to turn current market trends from up to down or vice-versa. Things just needed to be bad enough, or perceived to be, and then the CB's pounce. An alternative ...

FEATURE: Inflation plus investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... environment for the investor, even if markets are volatile. Another key issue is to avoid the behavioural aspects of market trends and to "come up with strategies that will help people be invested throughout the cycle." Most agree that managing risk ...

Retail funds favour lifecycle MySuper options

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... strategic asset allocation (SAA), according to research by Mercer. The release of the research, entitled 'MySuper Market Trends', comes at the end of the MySuper regime's first month. It finds that, of the 89 not-for-profit funds (including industry ...

Wealth Enhancers appoints investment specialist

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... finance has provided a good base of information for her to give to clients. "Having spent some time closely observing market trends and reporting on them, I am now thrilled to be joining an organisation which allows me the opportunity to share my knowledge ...

ASX to introduce VIX futures contract

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... widely as the 'fear indicator', the VIX is a measurement of market volatility, with a broadly inverse relationship to market trends. While the VIX is widely discussed in the US media, it does not get much airtime in Australia. This is largely because ...

van Eyk launches new asset allocation tool

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... expect ongoing market volatility given the global debt burden and extreme monetary policies and cannot rely solely on market trends to deliver superior returns," he said. "While we still think strategic asset allocation is very important, we also stress ...

J.P Morgan expands investor team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... for clients across Asia. In her new role, Azer will work closely with clients and the wider industry to identify market trends and develop client-focused solutions for the Global Fund Services product division. "Marian's appointment underscores J.P. ...