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S&P warns banks on cyber risk

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... considers these factors may ultimately have the greatest impact on a company's ability to generate superior long-term returns for shareholders."

ETF flows up despite market underperformance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw positive flows in August despite overall negative returns from Australian and international equities. Total net flows into ETFs in August 2015 were $360 million, about half the net flows that the sector had seen during ...

Comparative advantage

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... concerns grew after Beijing's National Bureau of Statistics reported that declining producer prices, reduced investment returns and foreign exchange losses (due to the recent yuan devaluation) combined to bring industrial profits down by 8.8% in the ...

Macquarie announces new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... the evolution of its businesses and the growth of its international income which now constitutes 70% of total income. "Returns to shareholders have remained strong and Macquarie is recognised as a successful global Australian company."

CIO says low bond market rates to continue

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... Treasuries have been "a pretty good diversifier to risk." "They help provide a portfolio balance and actually provided positive returns when other sectors have been negative. That's a strategy we're continuing to use. This works particularly well in ...

Instos seeking co-designed mandates

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... number of systemic industry responses as Australia's growing asset pool looks for new sources of risk-adjusted portfolio returns. The underlying trend to in-source research and manager selection is part of this shift, and signals a welcome broadening ...

SLI introduces international real estate risk tool

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... (GREIR) in a bid to help investors find the right markets for their level of risk appetite and understand the expected returns in their global real estate portfolios. The tool produces a risk score for each country that can be converted into a risk adjustment ...

FEATURE: Inflation plus investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
In a world where beating the benchmark is not enough, investors need to target returns above inflation. Laura Millan asks industry leaders how to succeed in the current economic environment. There was a time when investing was a matter of coming up ...

QSuper investment philosophy revealed

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... philosophy at QSuper is being continually debated but the fund's strategy has performed "as hoped for", producing stable returns despite random outcomes of markets. QSuper repositioned its investment strategy over the past six years post the global financial ...

The case for super investing in agriculture

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... liquidity, we believe investment funds are likely to look to global agriculture to balance their portfolios and increase returns in the low interest environment. Growers will also benefit significantly from investment into productivity and supply chain ...