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Infrastructure investment will top $40 trillion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... exhibited low volatility and provided a high income for investors, much like a global bond fund, however if not hedged the currency exposure would increase volatility and negate these benefits. The cost of currency hedging is worthwhile to retain the ...

Global equity managers not currency selectors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
When superannuation funds structure a global equity investment mandate it is beneficial to manage the currency component externally, new research finds. A study released by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) implies super funds ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... decline. Export prices dropped by 2.4% in the year to August. Eurozone industrial production Industrial output in the single currency area fell by a bigger than expected 1.1% in the month of July, negating the previous month's 0.8% pick-up. Year-on-year ...

Watershed SMA makes the right calls

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  SUNDAY, 11 SEP 2016
... Index (AUD) over a rolling three-year period by 2-3% per annum. "We have been very active in managing both market and currency exposure over what has been a very volatile year so far in 2016", said Watershed co-founder and portfolio manager Adrian Rowley. ...

Managed portfolios vital for SMSF diversification

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... think one of big barriers for them is on the administrative level, investing directly and trying to manage things like currency makes it difficult to get into international assets directly, I think these managed portfolios solve that." Gillett notes ...

Top pension funds slide for first time since GFC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... perform well in times of stress and a focus on total rather than relative returns. In Australia, each fund's approach to currency has also been a contributing factor. "Another differentiator of leading funds is their ability to innovate or be an early ...

Mastering the art of ignoring crises

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... familiar to hedge fund investors: long-term trend following, market neutral momentum, value, quality, selling options and currency carry trade. While these strategies were formerly the preserve of sophisticated hedge fund investors, proliferation within ...

Flat Australian dividends help case for global diversification

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... Japanese dividend growth was 28.8% in headline terms, but most of this increase was due to the strength of the Japanese currency. In underlying terms, Japanese dividends fell 0.8% as company earnings were depressed by this same factor. Toyota Motor was ...

GBST profits down in "year of transformation"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... been impacted by a decline in the value of sterling compared to the Australian dollar caused by Brexit, on a constant currency basis, operating EBITDA for the second half would have been $12.5 million, in line with guidance," said DeDominicis. In spite ...

IRESS profit up 15%

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... increased to $194.3 million, an increase of 8% on the prior half and 14% on the previous corresponding period on a constant currency basis. Segment profit, a measure IRESS uses to assess core underlying performance, was $63.1 million. On a constant currency ...