VOLATILITY

Expert Analysis

Simon Ho writes that sensible investors will be looking to own some sort of protection strategy this year, as the risk of a period of high volatility grows stronger....

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Financial planning

Diversified financial services group, Fiducian has defied the trend by weathering recent market and Royal Commission events to post a solid increase in first-half profit....

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Funds management

Investment flows in the emerging markets debt have remained remarkably resilient despite asset class volatility, according to Eaton Vance....

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Funds management

The inclusion of China A-Shares in major indices would help open investment opportunities, in particular for active fund managers, according to Zenith....

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Funds management

Investors should consider the benefits of gold in the coming months as volatility is expected to grow, according to ETF Securities....

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Superannuation

The continuing volatility of global share markets is going to be an ongoing concern for super fund members, according to Dixon Advisory. ...

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Financial planning

Managing volatility and drawdown are the keys to meeting long-term goals, according to Milliman....

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Funds management

Investors are struggling to reconcile the risk-return trade off inherent in investing, according to a new Natixis Investment Managers survey....

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Superannuation

With volatility and political uncertainty hitting the market hard recently, superannuation members have suffered their second straight month of negative returns....

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Funds management

Nine years into the global market’s bull run, ETFs appear to be pushing US tech stocks into unrealistic valuations in ways that may end badly for many, a new whitepaper s...

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Funds management

Diversification has helped fuel continued cash flows into the Australian exchange-traded fund industry, according to Vanguard’s September quarter ETF report....

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Funds management

Volatility might continue to surface, with more risks hovering around, in the final stretch of the year, an SSGA strategist says....

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Superannuation

After approaching near-record highs in FY2016, voluntary superannuation contributions eased slightly in FY2017 to an average of $1,054, according to SuperRatings....

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Superannuation

The recent equity market volatility serves as a warning sign to SMSF trustees to diversify their investment portfolios, according to the Thinktank Group....

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Funds management

BT Panorama has added the ARCO Absolute Return Fund to the platform, providing more advisers and clients with access to the manager’s 10-year track record....

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