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Instos doing little to protect portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... US. SSGA said the results highlight the contradictions faced by investors, who are under pressure to meet return expectations and funding commitments but face a lack of attractive alternatives in other low-yielding asset classes. The research shows a ...

New Vanguard modelling tool picks global equities to win

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... inflation, yield curves, foreign exchange rates and volatility. The outputs of the VCMM deliver reasonable return expectations for the major asset classes, with forecasts presented as projected 10 year annualised returns. "On present modelling, over ...

Insurers upping risk to combat low yields

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... to cash, short-term instruments, and government and agency debt, for which they have the lowest near-term return expectations. More than 20% of the CIOs surveyed indicated that deflation is a risk in the next year, double the percentage for 2013. Inflation ...

Equity-like bonds most attractive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... opportunities for 2014, according to Brandywine. The prospect of rising interest rates globally has lowered investors return expectations within the asset class. However, Regina Borromeo, manager of the Legg Mason Income Optimiser Fund, believes positive ...

Phones and tablets take over online broking

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... Pressure on cost has also increased in the last months due to increased trading frequency and relatively low return expectations. This has given tailwind to low cost brokers and CMC Markets Stockbroking went from 3% to 6% of primary market share and ...

Cbus launches default retirement income stream option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... selected or default investment option, the Conservative Growth option captures the lower risk and negative return expectations relative to the Growth Option while also targeting an appropriate and achievable return over the longer term."

Super fund return expectations unrealistic

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Superannuation funds expecting to achieve 3-4% above inflation on their typical balanced options are likely to be disappointed, according to Credit Suisse Private Banking's David McDonald. The head of strategy and research for Australia told journalists ...

Investor 'fear factor' lowest in 40 months

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Australian investors are less scared then they have been in more than three years, and stock market return expectations are at a 20 month high. Research group Investment Trends today released the findings of its January 2013 Investor Intentions Index ...

Planners revise down growth expectations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... cash, up from $56bn in 2011. "Volatility in markets at home and abroad has led planners to revise their market return expectations downward. Financial planners now expect the value of the All Ordinaries to increase by just 7% over 2013, versus 8% for ...

Investor cash obsession worries wealth creators

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... fearful. According to the research house's Self Managed Super Funds Investor Intention Report, one-year capital return expectations may have risen since March 2012, but most trustees are still skeptical about the longer-term trajectory of the market. ...