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Morphic Asset Management expands team

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... individuals who don't need these. The MGOF - which returned 7.1% after fees in its first four months - invests in global equities, using a combination of individual stock research and economic 'top-down' analysis, and is marketed mainly to retail investors ...

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... policy makers to analyse the current and short-term economic situation. "Their upward trajectory is a positive signal for equities versus bonds as it suggests a turning point in the business cycle," said Greetham. This analysis, as well as some market ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... The yen remained under pressure on expectations of monetary easing by the central bank, providing a fillip to Japanese equities. Tokyo ended up 0.81 per cent, or 76.32 points, to 9,545.16 and Seoul gained 0.13 per cent, or 2.58 points, to 1,949.62. Hong ...

Charts point to bull market run in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
There's sufficient evidence within the underlying data to suggest the Australian equities market is about to enter another bull market run, according to investment chartist Regina Meani. Meani, a veteran consultant in market analysis, says there is ...

LGS wins Best Green Super Fund Award

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... ($3.3 billion) of the Fund's total assets are in responsible investment strategies across Australian and international equities, property, absolute return and private equity classes and, more recently, sovereign bonds. It's understood that this investment ...

Tyndall AM completes management team

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... improved service to the institutional and retail markets with recognised capabilities in four asset classes - Australian equities, international equities, fixed income and alternative assets." Being able to effectively communicate the benefits of Tyndall's ...

Down, down interest rates are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012

Life-cycle funds boost retirement income: Mercer

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... with the age of the individual fund member. "Using this approach, members start with a high growth strategy and a heavy equities focus and then reduce their exposure to risk over time. By the age of retirement, the investment has relatively low volatility," ...

More risk checks needed for super fund equities

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
Australian superannuation funds should increase their modeling of liquidity risk of their large cap equities at the manager and portfolio level, said a senior consultant. Since the GFC, Australian super funds have forgotten the cost of liquidity, and ...

Real estate better than bonds: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... real estate is further strengthened when compared to the wider range of investment options including corporate bonds and equities which offer much lower rates of income return. "On the basis of yield hierarchy, real estate ranks second behind high yield ...