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FEATURE: Beyond Beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
This year, Vanguard overtook PIMCO as the world's largest mutual bond fund. But the wars between active and passive investment are not over. In a world where lower for longer is the new normal, active managers argue they are the only ones who can bring ...

Australian market skids on Greece

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... market strategist Ric Spooner said the `No' result in Greece's referendum and lower commodity prices were behind the market's sharp drop. But, "Greece is the main factor," Mr Spooner said. On Sunday, Greeks voted overwhelmingly to reject the budget austerity ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower with European markets slipping ahead of Greece's referendum on its bailout and future in the eurozone. At 0810 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down seven points at 5,480. ...

Australian market set for further falls

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
Investors are bracing for further slides on the Australian sharemarket as Greece heads towards a default on its debt that could lead to its exit from the eurozone. The futures market suggests the S&P ASX/200 will open around 0.6 per cent lower on Tuesday ...

Pension funds loading up on alternatives: BIS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Pension funds are loading up on alternative investments in response to declining asset returns according to an annual report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). Pension funds in the UK and US are reported to be driving the shift with the ...

Market set to open higher

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher as international markets await the impact of Greece's breakdown in its debt bailout talks. At 0645 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,510. No major local ...

Is now the time to buy IOOF?

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Investors and advisers could benefit from the sharp drop in IOOF share price following information in the media about misconduct within its research and wealth management divisions. IOOF share price dropped as much as 21% on Monday as the market reacted ...

Light at the end of the tunnel for EM debt

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
The correction in emerging markets fixed income has started, but this also means that the rebound is closer than investors initially expected, Lazard Asset Management said. In January 2015, it took one and a half months before emerging markets debt ...

The unborn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Midnight's been kicked back. Last night was supposed to be the night when the Grexit clock struck 12 - the make or break - and then there's this from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ): "Special summit of eurozone leaders called for Monday". Trust the masters ...

North American sovereigns hardest hit by oil crisis

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
Sovereign wealth funds in North America will suffer the biggest impacts of the sharp drop in oil prices, rather than those in oil-producing emerging markets. Invesco's Global Sovereign Asset Management Study shows that the majority (80%) of North American ...