ASSET ALLOCATION

Financial planning

With the value of so-called ‘target date funds’ claimed to have grown by over 50 per cent in the US over the past four years, Russell Investment Group is predicting such ...

Financial planning

Multi managers offered mixed performance in 2005 with growth multi-managers and those in global equities achieving strong results, while multi-managers in the Australian ...

Financial planning

Diversified balanced and growth funds have long been seen as an easy solution for the core of an investment portfolio, or even the whole of some (especially smaller) port...

Editorial

Asset allocation strategies in 2006 will be very similar to what strategists were doing last year, says AMP Capital Investors head of investment strategy Shane Oliver....

Funds management

Large industry fund Vision Super has increased its asset allocation to international equities at the expense of Australian stocks, fixed interest and cash....

Editorial

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Financial planning

MLC has launched a new absolute return multi-manager product, designed to deliver a target 5.5 per cent real return over a 20 year time period....

Financial planning

Superannuation funds with strong allocations into alternative assets were able to largely withstand a downturn in October, according to the latest data released by Sydney...

Superannuation

Investors will be able to choose their target date of retirement, rather than a preferred asset allocation, as part of a series of new funds that is counting on individua...

Financial planning

At the recent PortfolioConstruction Conference, US-based Randall Lert, chief portfolio strategist with Russell Investment Group, gave the keynote address. With a worldwid...

Editorial

Picking a fund manager that will consistently outperform over the long-term is like finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. And while advisers have greater acc...

Financial planning

Customers of Virgin Superannuation will only have to pay a flat fee of 1 per cent a year, but their money will not be actively managed....

Financial planning

Results of the Commonwealth Bank’s review of Colonial First State will be announced before the end of February, as dealer groups and researchers call for a refinement of ...

Financial planning

Tim Farrelly uncovers the outlook for Australian equities over the next decade....

Financial planning

Equity markets will continue to outstrip more conservative asset classes over the next year, but will struggle to match the level of out performance they achieved in 2004...

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