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Macquarie Wrap adds global equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... means capital growth is required - even in retirement - the volatility in equity markets means they are understandably fearful of capital loss. "The fund is designed to enable investors, particularly those close to or in retirement, to retain an exposure ...

Oil's rally could slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... since the start of this year to date while WTI oil prices gained 35.5%. Those brave souls who bought when others were fearful (at the January lows) are now rewarded with gains of 99.7% (Brent) and 92.1% (WTI). This time it appears that nobody's contemplating ...

Investors missing healthy returns amid bond fears

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... come anytime soon, if at all. "People are being dazzled by the headlines. In my career I never thought people would be fearful of bonds. The reasons for holding bonds have not changed. The ways managers make money in bond markets have not changed. The ...

Family office patriarchs need to know when to let go

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... "elder" role within the family office doesn't necessarily entail relinquishing autonomy or control entirely: "You will be fearful that... you will be shoved aside and lose your standing and influence in the family hierarchy. What you may not have considered ...

May sell may go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... in 65 years compared to $221 loss for May-October". Also, there's no opportunity to heed Warren Buffett's advice: "Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful". "Others" aren't greedy - most equity indices remain down for the ...

Western AM says credit to be positive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... environment and the reality - and we want to fix that." "Global growth has downshifted, and the market is increasingly fearful of a global recession, but it is Western Asset Management's position that this will not happen," Buchanan said. "US growth ...

Investors can expect "reasonable" year despite gloom

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... commentators have warned of the risk of a dual recession in the US and Australia but Stammer said there's little need to be fearful. "There are very well managed companies in the US and Australia making good profits. You need sensible balances between ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... companies years ago, when no one was thinking about it and valuations were extremely low. "Three years ago people were very fearful of owning stocks in Japan, which was viewed as a submerging market. But Japanese equities looked extremely attractive ...

D-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... Greek crisis remains fluid - nay, volatile - and who knows what tomorrow brings... or the day after tomorrow. Are markets fearful enough to trigger one of those "buffettisms" and be greedy? Tomorrow could be too late if there's positive news on Greece ...

The Fed is Greek too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... Some brave speculator out there made -- and is still is making -- a lotta dineros by being greedy when everybody else was fearful and wouldn't touch anything Greece with a two meter selfie stick. After dropping to a near three-year low of 680.88 points ...