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Capital not enough to prevent failures

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... middle, we are making a judgement that takes into account a range of issues that impact on bank risk profiles: funding and liquidity, asset quality, governance, risk management and risk culture, to name a few, all come into the equation in some way or ...

Investors must be ready for grey swans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... of the defensive havens, offering investors downside risk protection and capital preservation. "These assets provide liquidity and protection against deeper drawdowns of riskier assets. While there is interest rate risk for longer-dated securities, particularly ...

Vast majority of advisers turning to smart beta: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... indices that are designed to deliver a specific investment outcome within defined rules, while retaining transparency, liquidity and ease of trading."

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... assessment of five drivers: Operating Environment (deteriorating); Asset Quality and Capital (deteriorating); Funding and Liquidity (stable); Profitability and Efficiency (deteriorating); and External Support (stable). Private not public debt is Australia's ...

AQR fund receives Lonsec upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... Fund's inception in 2009, reflecting the increasing demand we are seeing from investors for greater transparency and liquidity in alternatives." Globally, at June 30 2016, AQR managed US$13.5 billion in DELTA strategies through the local Fund and various ...

Advisers need to leverage enormous ETF winds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... equities but it maybe a fixed income ETF to make sure they've got broad asset class exposure. Costs have gone down, liquidity has gone up, in some cases the liquidity of other asset classes or other execution mechanisms has gone down," Howie said. He ...

Bond investors must relax benchmark constraints

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... about, in part, by regulations have caused big banks to pull back from their market making roles reducing bond market liquidity. However, not all investors have equal liquidity pressures - some may even benefit. "The liquidity issue is far more important ...

CFM alternative beta fund gets Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... systematically harvested from markets, but at a fraction of the cost of the typical 'two and 20' fee model, and with far greater liquidity. The fund targets zero correlation to equity and bond markets, whilst aiming to deliver returns of cash plus 5% ...

Australian Unity fund acquires property in Port Adelaide

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... generated from real income from property rental yield, the fund continues to appeal to investors. "PIF also offers a daily liquidity facility and doesn't have any debt which provides investors with additional comfort," he said. This acquisition is in ...

Morningstar introduces global risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... factors are: economic moat, financial health, ownership popularity, ownership risk, valuation, valuation uncertainty, liquidity, momentum, size, value-growth and volatility. The sector factors are: basic materials, consumer cyclical, consumer defensive ...