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Tasplan awards $265m equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... approach offers clients comfort as our process takes into account momentum and valuation - avoiding expensive generic low-vol stocks."

Fiduciary rule introduced in United States

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... investors." It is worth noting the US$17 billion figure only accounts for individual retirement accounts (IRAs) which comprise stocks, bonds or mutual funds. The true figure is likely much higher as it does not consider the amount being lost in 401(k) ...

Hunter Hall funds and LIC receive makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... growing businesses at reasonable valuations. "An integral element of our portfolio construction process is the division of stocks into three segments: core, cyclical and opportunistic. Core stocks, which will always represent 60 to 80% of the fund, provide ...

Good to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... any indication, further appreciation in US equities is in store. "Nearly one out of three individual investors expects stocks to rebound over the short-term as optimism rebounded strongly in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. At the same time, both neutral ...

Azimut investment play gets Lonsec approval

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... individuals involved and the disciplined focus on maximising risk-adjusted returns." The fund holds typically holds 45 to 55 stocks outside of the ASX 100, and is able to hold up to 20% in cash if necessary. It has outperformed the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ...

Former adviser launches sustainable trading platform

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
An online trading platform which uses environmental, social and governance data to help retail investors screen for stocks based on sustainability factors is set launch in the coming months. The H2 Ventures backed start-up, Goodments, founded by former ...

Worried parents prefer banks over stocks: Stockspot

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
Parents who are worried about housing affordability and their children's financial futures are choosing bank accounts over share investment portfolios as the preferred savings vehicle. A Stockspot report found 85% of parents worry their children will ...

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... times. Asenjo said Chile is the biggest producer of copper in the region and the manager also like's the countries financial stocks and banks. Peru's materials, semi-agricultural and infrastructure companies are also of high interest. Both countries' ...

Global economy biased toward active management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... alternatives that include liquid and illiquid investments, Shafer said. Almost half (47%) of respondents forecast emerging market stocks in the equity sector will shine in 2017. Investors are also pursuing emerging market opportunities in to Asia (excluding ...

Beware the volatility trap: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... Finally, Maslen reinforced the importance of diversification and looking outside of the index to find the most effective stocks which often aren't listed. "It's the classic means of reducing risk and it's particularly important in Australia. Although ...