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Advice M&A deals boom after years of stagnation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... But the Australian market was spared thanks to the mining boom." Prendeville said that another characteristic of this context is that the high demand has not impacted on the price. To advisers looking to buy or sell their business, he recommended: "Be ...

Multi-asset funds rated high but risk disappointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... that multi-asset managers "are most at risk of 'returns disappointment'." The Zenith report concluded that "in a relative context, multi-asset managers continue to be at the forefront of innovation."

Super fund returns fall again in September

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... three months - nevertheless the 12 month Australian equities result is reasonably respectable -0.7% (albeit this is in context of the recent market shake-down). Three year rolling MySuper returns are meanwhile still a strong 10% pa, with five year returns ...

FEATURE: Inflation plus investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... complicated web we've built around retirement and superannuation. But it is also helping us understand them better." An economic context of low returns, low interest rates, high valuations and high volatility is challenging industry institutions that ...

PROFILE: Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... traditional listed investment companies don't even have to publish their net tangible asset value every day. To put that into context, Magellan has agreed to update its NTA on the new listed version of the Global fund every 15 seconds. "It's opened up ...

Retiring 'comfortably may require 3 income building blocks: Legg Mason

PROMOTED BY LEGG MASON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... have suffered a 70% drawdown as one-year rates have nosedived from 8.25% to 2.55%, according to the RBA. To put this into context, this income loss dwarfs the biggest ever fall in the Australian sharemarket - 54% during the GFC - and this ignores the ...

Alternative income sources could benefit retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Imputation bonds or insurance bonds could be a good alternative to annuities or account based pensions in a context of low rates and new rules for aged care means-testing. Imputation bonds can provide an annuity-like payment stream with greater flexibility ...

Philo in growth mode after losing key mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... account for their business, and one of the great things about doing that is that you ask a firm, 'What's your business context and what do you need to achieve?' And then you build something that is precisely tailored to their requirements. "If you look ...

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... income is not there to satisfy the cost of living and they could develop a high dependency on the Age Pension." In this context, low volatility strategies that minimise risk and target stable income are becoming increasingly popular. Annuities One of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... ignore the (British) election's impact on the FTSE," said Connor Campbell, Spreadex financial analyst. "When placed in context the FTSE's current losses become even more remarkable; in nine out of the last 11 election days the UK index has risen." The ...