Former ANZ executive joins van Eyk Advice

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Boutique licensee van Eyk Advice has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of former RI Advice chief financial officer David Flynn, as it prepares to announce a foundation practice.

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An effective strategy against sequencing risk in superannuation

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Ability Capital has demonstrated a new approach to tackling one of the most intractable problems facing superannuation investors in its white paper: The Search for El Dorado: New Strategies for Better

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It Didn’t Pay to Sell in May

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The old stock market adage “sell in May and go away” proved to be a losing strategy in 2013, with the Australian share market producing a total return of 7.31%

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van Eyk filters out one third of funds in its new Australian Equities Review

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van Eyk has awarded five funds its top AA rating from a strong pack in its Australian Equities Review 2013 after one third of funds failed to clear the first

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It takes more than one statistic to signal a sustainable market recovery

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How do we know when a market is in recovery mode? Fil Andronaco, Senior Asset Consultant with van Eyk Research explains. Unlike a market crash, which is quite evident, recoveries

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Absolute Equities an effective compromise between deposits and dividends

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Investors concerned by falling interest rates on cash and bonds but wary of the volatility of the sharemarket should consider the benefits of Absolute Equities, van Eyk Research says. After

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Robust research vital for IEQ managers in risky, liquidity-driven markets

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Heightened risks in international share markets will make it even more vital that managers in this sector have superior stock selection skills and a robust, “bottom up” investment process, van

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Fund managers heavily exposed to “quality” stocks

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The portfolios of Australian share fund managers are heavily biased towards the “quality” end of the share market, with only six out of 89 Australian share market strategies tracked by

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Turnover not always a dirty word

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Turnover is not necessarily a dirty word in funds management as skillful managers can exploit volatile market conditions to generate high levels of excess returns for their investors, van Eyk

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van Eyk completes purchase of Perpetual New Zealand companies

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van Eyk has completed another important stage in its development with the completion of the purchase of New Zealand’s Perpetual Asset Management Limited and Perpetual Portfolio Management Limited. The sale

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