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MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... as infrastructure (55%) and private debt (47%) to replace fixed income as interest rates rise and the 30-year bond bull market comes to a close. While alternative investments can present a range of portfolio risks, three-in-four (74%) investors said ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... prices have surged by 47.7% from 2017's low of US$53/tonne recorded in June last year - putting it in a technical bull market - suggesting a continued climb, contrary to RBA expectations. There were no price targets in the RBA minutes but perhaps, it's ...

Defensive bias hurting SMSF performance: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... 360 explained: "As a result, it is expected that SMSF portfolios will continue to underperform while the equities bull market continues." "Smaller SMSFs that traditionally hold lower allocations to equities are likely to underperform by an even wider ...

Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Now we've seen it all - the "most hated bull market in history" and the "most widely-expected correction." To wax pedantic about this, the Dow and the S&P 500's big drop on the 5 February 2018 does not even fit the technical definition of a correction ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... wealth adviser Tim Townsend agrees, saying he has been warning clients to prepare for a shift. "We're 10 years into a bull market, and while bull markets don't die of old age, it tells me we're 10 years closer to the next bear market and there will be ...

2018 Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards

JOHN DYALL  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
The 2018 Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards recognise investment strategies that showcase all the qualities investors are looking for in an investment manager in an evidence-based and transparent way. Investment leadership is not only about ...

Amazon still an early-stage company: Fundie

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... risk, but that growth portfolios have value traps too," Wood said. She explains the first seven years of the current bull market were extremely uncomfortable; most investors were dragged in kicking and screaming. Investors then moved into defensive sectors ...

Iron ore's ups and downs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... for thinking so if you overlay today's Australian Financial Review's (AFR) headline, "Iron ore extends rally, fresh bull market beckons" with the Australian central bank's expectations on the direction of iron ore prices. The minutes of the RBA's 5 September ...

Markets prompt adviser asset allocation review: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... been educating clients on preparing for increased market volatility given that we are in the ninth year of the global bull market, and we're happy to share our combined insights and research through this new online resource," Ristuben said.

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... because of the iron ore price's volatility of late. It was only in mid-July this year that iron ore was considered in a bull market (defined as a 20% and over increase from its nearest bottom) and in a bear market (defined as a 20% and over fall from ...