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CFSGAM inflation plus fund targets post-retirement market

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... fund whose performance is at the mercy of the ups and downs of the equity market and measured by its relative performance versus its peers, the CPI Plus fund has a highly flexible strategy, unconstrained by asset allocation limits. It targets 4.5% above ...

Don't stop me now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... 1st of June when it bottomed at 1278.04 points. However, unlike 2011, 2012 finished stronger than it started - up 13.4% versus minus 0.003%. Afraid of not being in it to win it? Don't. The market would have to stop for a pause sometime to catch its b ...

Nikkei 13K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013

Frontier markets poised for strong 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... structural trends are now more favourable. The financial services giant says higher dividends in frontier markets in 2013 (5.5% versus 2.9% in emerging markets) should provide a good valuation starting point for investors. Structural changes within major ...

Planners revise down growth expectations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... expectations downward. Financial planners now expect the value of the All Ordinaries to increase by just 7% over 2013, versus 8% for 2012 and 10% for 2011," said Investor Trends chief operating officer Eric Blewitt. While the proportion of planner flows ...

Global recovery bodes well for EM bonds: Fidelity

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... investment officer for Fixed Income at Fidelity. While high-quality government bonds in developed markets appear overvalued (versus his fair value models), Wells expects emerging market debt to remain attractive given the prospect of capital flowing ...

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... makers to analyse the current and short-term economic situation. "Their upward trajectory is a positive signal for equities versus bonds as it suggests a turning point in the business cycle," said Greetham. This analysis, as well as some market weakness ...

Something's gotta give

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... ADP private payrolls number missed market forecasts last month. US private sector jobs rose by 118,000 heads in November versus expectations for a 125,000 gain and a downwardly revised 157,000 increase in October. The point is that economic stats and ...

Regal Long Short Aust EF 'highly recommended'

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... rolling five year period. Total returns to the end of October 2012 (after fees and since the Fund's inception) are 18.09% versus the ASX/S&P 300 Accumulation Index at 3.90%. The alpha generated by the Fund versus its benchmark since inception to the ...

Real estate better than bonds: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... in the 4%-5% range with some additional capital growth and that is sustainable over the medium to long-term. Certainly versus fixed income the spreads look very attractive." He adds that real estate offers natural diversification and agrees with Troni ...