Australian investors urged to take a long-term view to fund retirement

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Australian investors say they prefer safety over performance yet have expectations of annual returns of 9.6% above inflation, without taking on extra risk. The need to diversify and play the

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Commentary on North Korea – markets developing ‘Kim-fatigue’

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“The most likely scenario for U.S./North Korea relations remains an uneasy status quo. First, outright military conflict seems unlikely. North Korea will continue to irritate the US and Asian allies

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5 Years since Mario Draghi’s “whatever it takes” speech

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July 26 marked five years since Mario Draghi delivered his speech around ‘Whatever it takes’ to save the Euro. In retrospect, were Draghi’s concerns founded, and what has been the

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Australia ranked 6th globally for retirement outcomes: 2017 Natixis Global Retirement Index

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Australian retirees’ wellbeing is ranked number six in the world, according to new research from Natixis Global Asset Management. The 2017 Global Retirement Index (GRI), released yesterday by Natixis Global Asset

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Professional fund buyers: with high volatility and low yields, active management set to dominate

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In the current investment environment marked by higher volatility and low yields, the vast majority of professional fund buyers, including discretionary portfolio managers and funds of funds, favour active management

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‘Frexit’ looms over coming French presidential elections

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Philippe Waechter, Chief Economist, Natixis Asset Management looks at the market implications of a “Frexit”: “Currency would be at the very crux of the new framework that France would need

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Institutional investors embrace risk in pursuit of better returns and yield, finds Natixis survey

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Institutions seek new ways to meet long-term growth and liability goals by simultaneously mitigating and exploiting risk in low-yield, volatile market environment Key strategies include growing use of private investments,

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Uncertainty is the only certainty for 2017, predicts Natixis Global Asset Management Fund Managers

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In closing a year of remarkable geopolitical events, there are still many unknowns that will only be revealed when the dust settles from the major elections and referendums across the

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The dominoes keep falling- market reaction to Italian referendum

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The results from yesterday’s Italian referendum to reform the legislative process has failed with the “No” side taking almost 60% of the vote. The referendum has claimed another victim, Prime Minister

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Hillary or Trump? How much does it matter to markets?

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When we speak to investors both in and outside of the U.S., the presidential election is almost always the number one question on their minds. Our first caveat is to

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