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Deflation and China pose biggest risks: PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... accompanied by a modest uptick in inflation, and that the yuan's depreciation will be contained to the mid to high single digits versus the USD, while oil prices move higher from current levels," the company said. "The most obvious risk to the downside ...

US dollar downed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... strong as evidenced by last night's ADP employment report that showed private sector jobs increased by 205,000 in January (versus expectations for a 190,00 gain). Then again, employment is a lagging indicator. A pause in Fed normalisation that sends ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... more than half the respondents indicating an increased allocation in 2016, closely followed by real assets (53% increase versus 4% decrease), real estate (47% increase versus 9% decrease), and private equity (39% increase versus 9% decrease). BlackRock ...

Martin Currie argues for multi-assets in retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... income strategy (Australian dollar cash deposits and bonds). "Australian yields have remained comparatively attractive versus their global alternatives. Furthermore, as the liabilities of the cost of living, inflation and risks of Australian retirees ...

Magellan prepping ASX-quoted version of infra fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... Return Index (hedged to AUD) by 13.98%. Since inception in July 2007 it has delivered outperformance of 3.36% per annum versus the benchmark.

Lazard global equity fund receives first rating

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... The Lazard Global Equity Franchise Fund, since its inception in October 2013, has returned 24.6% annualised (net of fees) versus the MSCI World return of 19.67% over the same period. The fund invests in listed companies that the team consider have an ...

UBS small cap SIV fund gets Zenith tick

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... by 17.81%. Over the same period the UBS Australian Small Companies Fund achieved a total return (after fees) of 12.37% versus its benchmark return of 0.63% in the last three years. "We are delighted to be given a recommended rating by Zenith," said the ...

Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... 15 January, the SNB abandoned its 3-year old CHF1.20/Euro exchange rate cap. It soared by 22.4 against the euro, 20.2% versus the US dollar and 19.4% versus the Japanese yen. This despite announcing counter-measures - it took its negative interest rate ...

Bennelong blends active, passive in equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... top 20 stocks in the ASX and the ex-20 reflects their respective weights in the benchmark. "What gets lost in the active versus passive debate is that there's a place for both styles," Bennelong investment director Julian Beaumont said. "In Australia ...

Beware 'apples with apples' super comparisons

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... assets held by APRA regulated funds. In her presentation, Rowell pointed out the proportion of assets in default products versus choice products differs significantly by fund type. She said default assets represent 65% of all assets for industry funds ...