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Insto trading volumes surge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... the dark pool. The tools allow traders to seek and build blocks, improving execution and performance amidst market volatility, Baldwin said. Liquidnet has more than 830 global asset managers and investors trading in its network. It operates in 44 markets ...

CBA records $4.9bn half-year profit

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... "The combination of geopolitical volatility and weak economic recovery in parts of the world means the risk of market volatility, and indeed economic shock, remains heightened. At the same time, recent trends in the Australian economy are more positive." ...

Real assets courting insto appetites in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... investors are recognising that they need to do something different to get the investment outcomes they want. With market volatility and lower returns expected from traditional asset classes for the near future, investors are having to look elsewhere ...

Perpetual multi-asset fund recommended

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... growth," O'Dea said. "Perpetual has a proven value investing philosophy that has stood the test of time. With market volatility expected to continue, we expect this fund will increasingly be an important part of client investment strategies moving fo ...

Instos must stress test: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... "Increased uncertainty around monetary policy in an environment of rising inflation will likely contribute to bond market volatility...A more aggressive tightening of monetary policy than is currently priced in may cause some companies to struggle to ...

The race is on for offshore investments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... particular." Loane added that 2017 would also be important for Australian fund managers because of the ongoing market volatility in the wake of Donald Trump's election and Brexit; this is the point where fund managers, super funds and the FSC need to ...

SMSF investors trade during market volatility

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
Self-managed superannuation fund investors were not spooked during last year's share market volatility, with analysis showing they were the largest net investors in the ASX Top 20 during 2016. Commsec analysis shows that during an August 2015 market ...

Strong SMSFs bridging gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... investment-wise. "SMSF trustees continue to demonstrate they are able to generate healthy returns, despite the market volatility post the GFC. Although there are still skeptics who remain highly critical of SMSF asset allocation, the evidence is that ...

Equities on the nose in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... in equity sentiment with the index also falling throughout 2015. CFSGAM said the fall is likely attributed to market volatility and political uncertainty, seeing investor confidence wane and portfolio activity increase across most demographics. "In regards ...

Industry fund seeks volatility overlay mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... advisers and other investors should be keenly searching for strategies that provide suitable protection around market volatility. "It's more important to mitigate the drawdowns of an equity portfolio than it is to maximise the gains in periods when it ...