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Direct investment options are not SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... investment options with high concentrations in particular investment classes, brining into question the lack of diversification of members' investment portfolios. "This is something SMSFs are continually criticised for failing to have and is a fallacy ...

SSgA launches smart beta multi factor ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... "We're now making access to this strategy easier for investors through the form of an ETF, gaining exposure and diversification in one simple trade." MSCI head of index product for Asia Pacific, Theodore Niggli, said: "While the MSCI single factor indexes ...

Private equity shift keeping investors busy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... see that beta there." Five years ago QSuper was ready to undo its ties with private equity because it had low diversification, uncertain returns and "typically outrageous fees." Move along to 2013 and the private equity tide began to change. Professional ...

Aussie super funds in top 100

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... returns that no longer come from the market," Newfield said. "In the process they are increasingly thinking about diversification in the context of all return drivers and adding the necessary governance or outsourcing to ensure success." In producing ...

Countplus profit hit by end of loyalty payments

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... of our member firms," said Phil Aris, chief executive officer of Countplus. "Our results were supported by the diversification in our portfolio of businesses. This is reflected in our operating financial planning revenue increasing by 8% and property ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... "But ours is a horrendously bad index," he adds, in reference to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) lack of diversification across a large number of sectors. "We've got little in technology, little in healthcare, our banks are expensive... at the ...

Super funds hunting further afield for overseas assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... city-based real estate strategy, underpinned by long-term, structural trends strikes the right balance of risk and diversification. It also takes advantage of short-term pricing opportunities and should enjoy above-average portfolio-level returns, lower-than-average ...

Global bond fund gets first Aussie investor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... differentiation that an unconstrained fixed income fund with a focus on absolute returns can provide for investors seeking diversification and predictable returns." Managing director of Infocus Wealth Management, the parent company of Alpha Fund Managers ...

Class supports nabtrade data feed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... software platforms Class Super and Class Investment Reporter. "As SMSF trustees and investors realise the benefits of diversification from a risk and volatility perspective, there is increasing interest and demand for foreign investments," Class chief ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Declining bond yields, an uncertain equities landscape and an appetite for diversification are driving institutions towards alternative assets. Alex Burke investigates whether this is the right idea. When Perpetual acting general manager for regulated ...