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QIC calls for better liquidity risk mgmt

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... becoming highly illiquid around month end trading dates. This also allows funds to benefit from equity and bond market volatility as they tend to be buying when markets are falling and selling as they rise," he said. Derivatives should also be considered ...

Quant and quals brave the bear

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... not all the time," said Hamson. Hamson said Plato selected stocks by considering value, momentum and quality. "Market volatility means there is no shortage of value stocks but the momentum is what's currently lacking," said Hamson. Karara Capital manages ...

Faster than the speed of fright

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... time when the wealth management industry is looking at technology that will allow them faster response times to market volatility but with minimum interruption to their day-to-day operations. More importantly, it should be at a cost that falls within ...

G20 to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... depth and duration of the global recession. But even if a plan were hatched an implemented tomorrow, financial market volatility will continue in the months to come. The bad news will not immediately go away just because of a G20 imprimatur on a G20 ...

New resources, fresh ads for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... and a "Value of Advice" campaign targeted towards consumers. The FPA announced today that it had launched the Market Volatility Member Resource Centre - a hub that contains tools and communications tactics to help its members reach out to clients. The ...

Perpetual mortgage funds reopen

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... mortgage portfolio and have afforded our investors with a high degree of security and appropriate protection from market volatility. These are the two key factors which prompted our clients' requests to reopen the funds to applications." Meanwhile, other ...

Aussies rethink super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... from a Newspoll survey conducted on behalf of the Investment Financial Services Association shows that ongoing market volatility has prompted one in five Australians to reconsider their superannuation strategy. Nearly 10 per cent have stopped making ...

Schroders eyes credit markets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... yielding credit. Although Schroders is now back to eyeing credit, the firm is staying clear of LPTs until the market volatility eases.

Three funds top Lonsec Ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... management personnel." Meanwhile the returns margin has widened significantly over the last 12 months as share market volatility rocked the sector. The worst performing manager assessed lost 42.5 per cent and the best 9.7 per cent, said Lonsec. The small ...

AMP hit by lower discretionary contributions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... million for the corresponding quarter. AMP Financial Services managing director Craig Meller said that the ongoing market volatility is likely to continue to have an impact on the AFS business. On the plus side, AMP should benefit from tender wins worth ...