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HNWs to buy Aus equities

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... portfolio allocation to high risk assets today than 18 months ago. Back in late 2007, only 6 per cent were ultra-conservative, or had zero allocation to 'high risk, high return' assets. By March this year, that number jumped to 28 per cent. Even among ...

BlackRock wins Lonsec top rating

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... that the Lonsec rating also applies to three new BlackRock diversified funds launched in late May - the BlackRock Conservative Fund, the BlackRock Moderate Balanced Fund and the BlackRock High Growth Fund," said Russell Maddox, BlackRock's co-chief investment ...

UK fundies say worst is over

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... to profit quickly due to an upturn in the markets in 2009. This flight to shares has seen a shying away from more conservative investments such as cash. Around 34 per cent of respondents say they have reduced their cash holdings, out of which 71 per ...

DDH Graham eyes more QIC funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... not planning mandates to others," he said. The four funds being added to the DDH investment menu in March were the Conservative Growth Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Aggressive Growth Fund, and Australian Shares Fund. The end result was the addition of ...

Mortgage fund managers review their options

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... reduced by half. Deverall said credit quality in portfolios was holding up well, as most mortgage fund managers were conservative lenders. The mortgage fund sector provides finance to small commercial borrowers. The freezing of the funds, which started ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... 17,885.27. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand market fell on a weak lead from the US, while the NZ government announced a conservative budget. Traders said a responsible budget held few surprises and improved cash rates slightly. The benchmark NZSX-50 index ...

Conservative strategies pay for ITC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... criticised in the past for not offering as high commissions as other people to advisers and having a more prudent conservative approach, and look where we are - we're still offering MIS and there's still interest in the product," said Redman. However ...

Super investors stay put: survey

AIST RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... their voluntary contributions this year while only one in 10 have moved, or considered moving, their super to a more conservative fund, according to a consumer survey. The Newspoll March 2009 survey - commissioned by the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

CAAM funds awarded 'recommended' rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... The research firm said the fund could be appropriate as a core fixed interest component in a balanced portfolio for conservative, balanced or growth risk profile investors with a three-year time horizon. Meanwhile, Zenith Investment Partners said it ...

Hunter Hall says sorry

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... price falling...and [overestimated] the strength of the Australian dollar," he said. "It's a time where even the most conservative and toughest companies are suffering savagely." But with the fund's 30 per cent cash holding and some seven per cent in ...