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Defensive pension pots just won't last

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... (SSGA). The report found that retirees with a traditional defensive portfolio (75% cash/fixed income and 25% Australian equities) should reasonably expect to be able to draw down on their superannuation until the age of 90, taking into account receipt ...

Global dividend growers suit retirement income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... income that can help offset the impact of inflation over long periods of time." Budden added that high yield Australian equities tend to be dominated by companies in just a few sectors and investors who rely on the bulk of their income coming from the ...

Meat industry super hands mandate to AB

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... Equities Fund to reduce member portfolio volatility. MEIST chose the AB fund because it invests primarily in Australian equities and aims to reduce downside risk in falling equity markets. It returned 24.43% after fees in the period from its creation ...

Altair appoints heads of research

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
High conviction Australian equities boutique manager Altair Asset Management has appointed Alvin Chan and Tim Riordan as co-heads of research for the investment firm. The announcement follows the recent appointment of former Platinum Asset Management ...

S&P launches Australian tax-aware benchmark series

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... Credit Adjusted Indices are designed to give investors an accurate, franking credit-adjusted insight into the Australian equities market - specifically the S&P/ASX 200 and the S&P/ASX 300. The indices are designed to suit the needs of both tax-exempt ...

Altair AM signs equity mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
It is understood that high-conviction Australian equities fund manager Altair Asset Management signed a $30 million managed accounts mandate with a financial planning group in December and an Australian equities mandate with an undisclosed industry ...

Exchange tradeable version of Magellan Global Fund announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... the Australian Taxation Office highlights that SMSF trustees (and retail investors alike) are too reliant on Australian equities and cash, arguably as a result of the ease of access to these asset classes. "This low weighting in international securities ...

Risk not the endgame

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... year by the beginning of January it had outperformed by 6 percentage points. In January the Auscap Long Short Australian Equities Fund was awarded Best Long Short Equities Hedge Fund - Australia by EurekaHedge. Tim Carleton, one the two Auscap principals ...

Future Fund smashes its performance target in 2014

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... Future Fund's impressive performance outcome is that while regular super funds are about 20% invested into Australian equities and 13% into alternatives, the Future Fund has only 9% held in Australian equities but 31% in alternatives, the fund's latest ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... chief market strategist Chris Weston said low bond yields are also drawing traders to equity markets. "The Australian equities market is a simple beast, and people are playing it accordingly," he said. "It's a good day to be long Australian stocks." ...