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Lonsec awards 'Recommended' rating to property ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (A-REITs) with a single trade. By capping stocks at 10% the Fund improves diversification and prevents large retail property trusts from dominating the index, Lonsec said. The research house also highlighted the ...

Vanguard launches hedged and unhedged intl ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... travellers, however, when it comes to investing, our home country bias often comes at the expense of the valuable diversification of international investments," Vanguard head of product and marketing Robyn Laidlaw said. "These new ETFs offer a simple ...

Global dividends reach record high

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... year. A global approach to income investing continues to offer investors an attractive mix of opportunity and diversification."

Bond experts reiterate need for flexible duration strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... bond-like volatility. A flexible duration portfolio also retains the other traditional attributes of a bond fund - diversification, daily liquidity, income and capital protection." Western Asset Management's chief executive, president and director, Jim ...

Franklin Templeton appoints institutional sales manager

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... measurement department at State Street Australia followed by business development roles at MLC and Credit Suisse. "Diversification across investment capabilities and market segments is an important part of our long-term business strategy," Franklin Templeton ...

AMP to enter Chinese pension market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... Company, between China Life and AMP, in 2013. "This marks a new chapter of transformation for China Life in the diversification of its equity base, internationalising its business and making its operations more market-orientated. China Life Pension Company ...

Market Vectors launches global quality focused ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... ROE, stable earnings and low financial leverage are uncorrelated with the broad business cycle and can provide diversification benefits in portfolio allocation. Quality growth stocks have historically outperformed the market with relatively lower volatility ...

BetaShares' UMAX receives recommended rating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... the ASX this year, and we expect a similar level of appeal for UMAX, which offers the added benefit of offshore diversification for Australian investor portfolios."

FEATURE: Is it time to change the conversation about ETFs?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... retail investors to get passive exposure to a market. They are cheaper than managed funds and are a more efficient diversification tool than direct stock picking. They also cater to retail investors' preference for domestic shares, and the strong dividend ...

Future Fund reaches $104bn, earns 14pct

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... portfolio has been designed to deliver good risk adjusted returns over the medium to long-term. We prioritise diversification and careful consideration of the various scenarios that may play out across economies and markets. As such our objective is ...