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Family offices ready to take risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... "Family offices have quite rightly taken a conservative approach to risk in the past two years given the high levels of volatility and uncertainty in global markets. That, however, is changing and there is an increasing appetite for risk across the sector ...

No systemic risk with SVB, but issues remain: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... risk. Head of Amundi Institute Monica Defend and Amundi group chief investment officer Vincent Mortier said despite volatility in both the bond and equity markets, they don't think SVB will cause wider problems. "We believe this is not a systemic ...

Wealth managers bracing for compensation claims

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... clients,particularly in light of recent events such as the financial impact of Covid, rising inflation, and high levels of volatility, it explained. The research further revealed more than two-thirds (68%) are sometimes surprised by the investment decisions ...

Active fund managers historically underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... good financial health, hold ample cash and have little to no debt. Yet this may not be enough to shield it from market volatility, lower funds under management and net outflows. The prospects for Magellan's organic FUM growth remain good, Morningstar ...

ETFs gaining popularity with female investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... female investors are using ETFs to build sophisticated and well-constructed portfolios." Despite the recent market volatility over the last year, Vynokur said: "We've seen female investors stick to their long-term investment strategies and continue to ...

Diverse investment teams fare better: WTW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... 46bps and 14bps respectively. "We note that credit has a lower absolute diversity premium, but in the context of lower volatility and smaller absolute return-potential in general in this asset class, believe it still makes a strong case for greater diversity," ...

UHNWs wealth in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... not changing allocations, there will still be healthy activity in global markets, especially among those looking to volatility as an opportunity."

Industry super defies turbulent markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... Australians' retirement savings shrank 3% at the end of last year to $3.4 trillion in total, APRA said, pointing to market volatility largely driven by global central banks' aggressive monetary tightening to curb inflation, which has subsequently slowed ...

Aussie equities withstand test of time: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... included in the analysis, covering 98% of the world market capitalisation, the Australian market had the second lowest volatility after Canada. "Our bond market produced an annualised real return since 1900 of 1.6% in AUD terms, well above all country ...

The unprecedented economic forces shaping the world

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... rolling on and off every several years," Shvets says. Evidently, the current economic climate is marked by unprecedented volatility, characterised by extreme highs and lows without any clear averages. In a matter of months or quarters, we can see fluctuations ...