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Cooper Investors opens door to retail

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... funds will likely be introduced to other platforms in the near future. The funds both hold a portfolio of roughly 30 to 50 stocks; the hedged vehicle has achieved a 10.96% return per annum since 1 December 2004, while the unhedged one achieved 8.26% ...

Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... by 2% over the six months to June 2017. SMSF investors are still showing a strong preference for Australia's blue-chip stocks, with Telstra, BHP and the big four banks accounting for almost 70% of the total value traded by active SMSF investors in the ...

Young Aussies driving sharemarket

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... such as diversification with investments in ETFs and LICs, as well as high-yield, blue-chip domestic and international stocks. "A combination of factors is driving this strong interest among younger Australians, including the low price point, better ...

Infocus subsidiary adds to multi-manager suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... people and animals. We invest in sectors such as IT, healthcare and renewables. This, along with our bias to small cap stocks, means we have a different approach to many mainstream fund managers," Vernon said. Alpha, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary ...

Modern Silk Road presents investment jewel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... exposure to the likely growth associated with this theme," Quantifeed senior quantitative strategist Gaudi Schneider said. Stocks considered in the portfolio are inverse volatility weighted which often results in improved performance, and the index-composition ...

Charter Hall launches new office fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... compares very favourably to current interest rates, where two-year term deposits are averaging around 2.3% and ASX-listed stocks yield an average 4%. "The launch of PFA provides an opportunity for investors and SMSF trustees and members to acquire an ...

Contribution caps cause SMSF cash surge

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... ANZ, NAB, Telstra, BHP, CSL, Wesfarmers, Woolworths and Transurban. Minus Macquarie, this more or less mirrors the top 20 stocks on the ASX.

Emerging markets need a rethink

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... funds? It's a big weight in the benchmark, for one, and so many funds have gotten so big that they have to own the big stocks." (LGM's fund has a planned soft close at $10 billion.) After selecting the appropriate emerging economies, Vester said the ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... in business inventories (also released overnight) is of the "wanted" kind - i.e. businesses are deliberately building up stocks in anticipation of stronger sales going forward. Business inventories rose by a better than expected 0.5% in June following ...

Avoid the ETF trap: Bell Direct

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... overtly-similar passive strategies, leaving investors' poorly-diversified and their portfolio performance at risk. For every eight stocks a self-directed investor owns, at least one of these stocks are an ETF if not more. "For the ill-informed investor ...