Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 531 - 540 of 853 results for "Market volatility"

Vanguard tells investors to watch what they pay

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... for 2016, McNabb said investors should not overlook bond funds, even in a rising interest rate environment. "Market volatility is always with us. Many of the conditions that contributed to fragility in 2015-sluggish global growth, geopolitical events ...

Parametric knows what keeps super trustees sleepless

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... trustees awake at night during 2016 include regulation, post-retirement solutions, and immunising members against market volatility. Parametric Australasia chief executive Chris Briant said operational strategy and tax management will also feature on ...

OneVue sees growth in RE services

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... also alternative investments" Wise said. "We believe this demand for alternative products is firmly linked to market volatility and investors seeking lower risk, alpha style opportunities, whilst investing outside of Australia has been driven by attractive ...

BetaShares launches managed Aussie equities ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... its highest level since 2011. "To address this, the Fund's risk management strategy actively monitors share market volatility and, when volatility rises, applies a handbrake to reduce the impact of major market declines. "It does this by reducing investors' ...

Life insurers must address group risk schemes: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... application of underwriting requirements for large sums insured. The regulator said the industry's response to ongoing market volatility and a persistent low interest rate environment, together with pressures on overall industry operating efficiency ...

AMP wealth earnings down post-Genesys closure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... initially announced in November 2014. The update added that some losses were also driven by "increased investment market volatility and continued implementation of FoFA reforms." Assets under management also fell slightly - by 3% from the previous quarter ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
Despite succumbing to heightened financial market volatility in August and September, the Japanese equity market remains an outperformer. From January through to yesterday, 21 October, the Nikkei-225 index has risen by 6.3%. While down from the 19.4% ...

GFC drove advisers to managed accounts

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... Patrick Nalty said managed accounts allowed his firm to become "proactive rather than reactive" in times of market volatility. "We had a house view before the GFC that we needed to determine at what stage you had to write up a full statement of advice. ...

Ellerston named hedge fund of the year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... choice of investment styles." Ivey, who is managing director of Vertex Capital Management, added that the current market volatility had provided an ideal environment for some hedge fund managers to shine. "That's one of the reasons why Ellerston has ...

NZ Super posts 14% returns for FY2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... assets is appropriate," chief executive Adrian Orr said. Despite the long term focus, the fund expects current market volatility to impact its annual returns: "It is normal to see considerable volatility in our monthly and indeed annual returns. We remain ...