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Falling rates turn Aussie bonds into "a poor choice"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... "The cost to hedge that currency risk is quite big and takes Australia to being a relatively poor choice." He said that returns for fixed income are not likely to be as high as they were last year, when total returns for the asset class reached 9.8%. ...

Asian equities on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... four years ago, many companies in the region had a "bloated cost structure", resulting in poor earnings and poor capital returns. But changes across the market - falling commodity prices, businesses adapting to new technology and major business and economic ...

Bank results underpin wealth management new era

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... regulatory environment, the focus for the big four's investment and advice divisions will not be to deliver spectacular returns, but to rebuild consumer's trust in their model. Recent analysis by EY of the quarterly results for Commonwealth Bank (CBA) ...

End heavy weighting in US equities: Tempo AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... history has delivered "a remarkable performance but it's also very unusual," Tempo principal Joe Bracken warned. "Annual US returns have been nearly 10% higher than the average non-US market over the past five years," he said. However, high valuations ...

Don't overlook culture and discipline: MFS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... 125% from the benchmark. In turn, the team also has the discipline to say 'enough is enough' and close strategies before returns are negatively impacted. Of around 50 strategies the firm manages, 13 are currently closed to investors. MFS is in good company ...

Bond bears out of hibernation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... respectively. Australian bond investors' eyes are still smiling though - they're still up 2.6% this year to date. However, returns have come down from the 8.6% high recorded in early Feb. Year-to-date returns for Aussie tenners could also turn negative ...

Falling cash rate puts gold in 'sweet spot'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
Global demand for physical gold has jumped on the back of data that shows returns have exceeded 20% per annum when real interest rates have fallen below 2%. "Low interest rate environments like the one Australia is experiencing are typically the sweet ...

Insurance drives ANZ wealth performance

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... warned the subdued outlook for the economy would hurt growth but said the bank's expansion into Asia would help boost returns. "For the foreseeable future, we will be operating in a lower growth environment in which there will continue to be occasional ...

Fulcrum launches multi-asset inflation plus fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... and New Zealand wholesale market since 31 March 2015. It has attracted $200 million already. "With lower expected future returns from equities and bonds and a greater emphasis on capital preservation and downside protection, we are seeing charities and ...

Aviva launches first in range of new funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... going to be a multi-strategy range. The Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy (AIMS) Target Return Fund is aiming to deliver returns of 5% per annum above the Reserve Bank of Australia base rate over any rolling three-year period. The fund's strategy was launched ...