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Managed accounts aid adviser time management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... result, and 59% said their clients have become more engaged. Benefits cited by advisers included transparency (64%), diversification (59%), cost effectiveness (47%), tax effectiveness (43%) and customisation (23%). "The benefits managed accounts are ...

Thematic SMAs on the rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... returned a yield of 8.1%. "It provides an opportunity for investors to gain exposure to international shares for diversification but also achieve a higher yield than is available from global ETFs and managed funds," Macrovue said. All three SMAs are ...

Corporate bond demand strengthens: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... investor demand." While the growing interest indicates a tipping point in Australian investor's understanding of diversification and fixed income, there is a still a significant segment of the investor community that is playing catch up, O'Mahony said. ...

Thought leadership: Building portfolios for market crises

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... long-term trend following to a long-only equities portfolio should be between zero and 30%. "That's achieving diversification and that's valuable," he says. This is an extract of Financial Standard's recent Thought Leadership Series roundtable event ...

Super fund awards $150 million fixed income mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... overseas investment strategies and tailor portfolios that generate an attractive risk/return profile, provide diversification and deliver greater value for money." This is the second absolute return fixed income mandate Payden and Rygel has secured in ...

CFSGAM prepares IPO, names board candidates

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... and better grow its business," a CBA statement said. "While CFSGAM has achieved significant growth, scale and diversification under the current ownership structure, the strategic review determined that an independent ownership model would provide greater ...

Freedom acquires bank insurance arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... opportunity to expand manufacturing and distribution, while establishing underwriting capability and accelerating diversification into a broader range of insurance products. "Since its launch in 2009, Freedom has seen strong organic growth and in the ...

QIC wins $550m super fund mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... management, awarded the mandate to QIC to manage a private equity portfolio as part of a drive towards greater diversification. "I'm delighted to welcome Rest as a client of QIC's Global private capital investment team. This transaction deepens the relationship ...

SMSF pool still ripe for financial advice: AMP

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... intend to invest in managed funds over the next 12 months, with one of the main reasons to increase portfolio diversification. There's an opportunity for advisers to discuss appropriate unlisted managed funds and active exchange traded funds available ...

Default options safeguard retirement savings: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... or those in other countries, but about half of them answer basic questions about inflation, interest rates, and diversification incorrectly," Bateman said. Research previously undertaken in the United States analysing Prescription Drug Insurance Plan ...