What asset class now?

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“Investors need to be careful before rushing into fixed income assets to escape equity market volatility,” cautioned Andrew Wells, Global Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Investment Solutions and Real Estate

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Advisers seek to preserve capital but see no magic bullets for investor returns

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Independent superannuation and investment platform provider Wealthtrac, has said that a recent survey of its member advisers found that the gross majority had changed their clients’ asset allocation in the

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Asset allocation: strategic or tactical?

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Asset allocation has never been more important than in this post-financial crisis period. The focus has shifted from beating benchmarks to the requirement that liabilities are met. Determining a sensible

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What’s the best asset allocation for 2012?

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We are experiencing a second round of the global financial crisis, says Trevor Greetham, Director of Asset Allocation at Fidelity Worldwide Investment. The first round was caused when banks and

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Tyndall appoints national key account manager

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Tyndall Investments has appointed Mr Aaron Russell to the role of national key account manager, based in Sydney.   Mr Russell will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with financial

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Investment Outlook for 2011 from Fidelity’s portfolio managers around the globe

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Decoupling of emerging markets from the developed world is likely to dominate 2011 Bullish for emerging market equities and commodities ASSET ALLOCATION Trevor Greetham, Director of Asset Allocation Growth among

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Global markets unlikely to recover to historical norms: hedged global bonds offer great value says PIMCO

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PIMCO has challenged conventional mean reversion assumptions due to deleveraging of private sector balance sheets, re-regulation, and slower growth coming from large developed nations Much of the developed world is

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