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Is it really as bad as it seems?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... volatility looks set to continue in the coming weeks and months, protection in the form of safe haven assets, portfolio diversification and volatility insurance will be increasingly important for investors. "As rates remain lower for even longer, securities ...

Industry fund revalues unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... "On that higher number the various diversified options still maintain their shape in terms of multi-asset class diversification."

Bitcoin bonanza amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... institutional investors. Investors, both institutional and retail, had started to consider cryptocurrency as a source of diversification, De Corrado said. "They have seen the rapid appreciation in value for the asset over the past decade, and want to ...

Tail-risk hedging pays off for super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... The strategy is designed to protect investors against extreme market volatility, situations in which traditional diversification strategies break down. Tail-risk hedging is often described as a type of insurance as it promises to deliver when equity ...

Bigger balances, bigger blow: Elia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... failure to diversify investments," Hume said. Responding, Elia said: "I think the real issue there is around asset diversification rather than industry diversification. To simply class the hospitality and tourism industry as being a singular industry ...

Diversification pays off for some, but not all: bfinance

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
Diversification has emerged as many investors' saving grace during the COVID-19 sell-off, however more than a third are disappointed with their performance during the downturn. That's according to research coming out of global investment consultant ...

COVID-19 shaves $290bn off super

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... superannuation funds fell about 13%, the stock markets were down much more, to the tune of 20%. "It shows that diversification did pay off," Dunnin said. "The interesting conundrum is that [even though funds have continued to diversify], they still show ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... coronavirus-induced volatility. The report said fixed income, particularly those with high credit quality, has provided diversification and reduced risk. Morningstar said fixed income has been stabilising investor portfolios against equity losses during ...

Volatility hits super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... investors should remember that a diversified superannuation investment would work to protect them from market shocks. "Diversification in super also matters. The purpose of diversification is really to smooth out the volatility, the ups and downs of ...

Wall Street tumbles, ASX holds ground

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... recommend investors remain cautious, recognizing that bonds have provided - an we expect will continue to provide - diversification against precipitous equity market declines," Cielinski said. "Although we cannot predict what the u;ltimate impact of ...