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Crystal Wealth launches managed account solution

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... CEO of Multiport. Clients using the Crystal Wealth Managed Account Service can select from five diversified models (conservative, moderate, balanced, assertive, aggressive) and three specialist sector models (core equity, income equity, global equity) ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... Bill Shorten, Challenger's chairman, retirement incomes said that while Israeli asset allocation tends to be quite conservative, despite vibrant start-up opportunities, the real lessons for Australia are in broader system-wide innovations. "They have ...

Property syndicates attracting overseas investment

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... notably since the global financial crisis, with investors seeking to invest into quality assets with lower gearing, conservative payout ratios, increased transparency and more alignment of interest. "This is certainly positive for the industry, with ...

QIC awards Molpus alternative timber mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... "Real assets represent that genuine defence against inflation." "QIC's approach to investing in timberland is very conservative," said Dick in explaining the choice of Molpus. "We look for managers that have a great deal of operational experience and ...

Advisers told to rethink growth asset allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... crisis and Greece could be the catalyst for that, it's important to ensure portfolios remain very diversified and very conservative and high quality," said Dorrian. Identifying an overinvestment in equities, Dorrian showed that Australia was bucking ...

Southeastern targets instos with Australian expansion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... deep discounts to intrinsic value. Over a reasonable time horizon, buying businesses at significant discounts to conservative appraisals allows investors to generate high rates of return while minimising the risk of permanent capital loss," said Burton. ...

Global govt bonds downgrade: Towers Watson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... cash and high-quality credit to maintain portfolio risk. "We believe this is particularly the case for "stable" and "conservative" superannuation fund investment options which typically have a high allocation to bonds and where capital preservation is ...

Investment complexity on the rise for UHNW clients

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... sophistication in servicing them across asset classes. Clients are increasingly dividing pools of capital into a portion of conservative and perhaps a smaller portion that is more entrepreneurial in nature - you have to provide services to both pools ...

ASIC steps back from social media hard-line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... trust third parties to send out messages as compliance becomes more stringent, he believes corporates are taking a conservative approach to internal policies and guidelines, which will see a positive balance emerge.

Superannuation needs more regulatory resilience: ASIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... education and financial advice due to a changing demographic as baby boomers move to retirement phase and switch to more conservative assets. Also - a larger financial system will invariably generate more complaints and breaches, so ASIC is significantly ...