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Pohl launches mandate hunt as non-compete clause expires

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... help fill it up. But the well-known investor, who has achieved annualised after fee performance of 9.4% over his career, versus about 4.6% from the wider market, acknowledged he could face an uphill fight to attract investors. "Institutions are happy ...

Growth and consequence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... fiscal year 2015, along with economists' less optimistic view on inflation - those polled expects inflation of 1.1% in 2015 versus the BOJ's 1.9% -- suggest that the Japanese might need to move sooner rather than later. We'll get a glimpse into the BOJ's ...

Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... any other name is... However, both the yen and the yuan's still up -- 3.3% and 0.5%, respectively - from their 2014 lows versus Uncle Sam's money to date. That's right! That's because the Fed is not taking these moves lying down. Janet Yellen may have ...

ECB to stay in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... again, it's still early days. There's still the persistently strong euro to worry about. While it's up only a small 0.6% versus the US dollar this year, the euro has risen by a more significant 8.5% from low hit in March last year. This is a real worry ...

May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... 220,000 in April following an upwardly revised 209,000 gain in March; The Chicago PMI soared to a reading of 63.0 in April versus 55.9 in the previous month and expectations of 56.9. Maybe, just maybe... these improving stats, and the Fed's soothing ...

Knight Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... activity "since the previous report" (5 March). Too, US industrial production expanded by a better-than-expected 0.7% in March versus expectations for a 0.4% gain. Better, February's 0.6% advance was recalibrated to a 1.2% pick up. Central bank policies ...

WaveStone launches local long-only equity fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... consistent investment principles. Before fees, this portfolio has delivered 8.2% p.a. for the 7 years to 31 March 2014, versus the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index of 2.8% p.a. over the same period - a top quartile 5.4% p.a. outperformance. According to ...

Multi-asset portfolios key for retiree income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... you have to take the rough with the smooth," he said, noting that the annual volatility for these assets is around 8-9% versus 13% from equities. "The best approach is to blend a range income paying assets while diversifying risk away." The Investec ...

Viable SMSF size underestimated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... benchmark in four of the five years for which the ATO has data, albeit by a much narrower margin. They lost 7.6% in 2008 versus 7% from the benchmark, returned 7% in 2010 compared to 9% from the benchmark and made 6.4% in 2011, versus 8.7% from the benchmark. ...

Whatever works

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... (appreciation) in the yuan. Yeah, sure! Gauging from the market's reaction, the PBOC is succeeding. The yuan fell by 0.45% versus the US dollar first chance the market got on 17 March (the first trading day after weekend announcement) - down 1.8% from ...