Varied asset classes offer a faux diversity.

Investment Adviser;  October 22, 2007 ;     421 words ......Capital says IFAs wrongly assume adding asset classes creates diversity Financial advisers...returns and correlation of various asset classes. There are times when the history you...is negative and inflation is high, asset classes are all pretty correlated and will...

The fine art of portfolio composition ; All asset classes don't move in...

Business Today;  June 29, 2008 ;   Rohit Viswanath;   787 words ......manages one's portfolio. In fact, all asset classes don't move in tandem and, therefore...risks and make a decent return. New asset classes have emerged, giving investors a chance...to invest not only across different asset classes but also across geographies. The new...

CIMB's latest product offers new asset classes

New Straits Times;  August 3, 2007 ;   Chong Pooi Koon;   378 words ......08-03-2007 CIMB's latest product offers new asset classes Byline: Chong Pooi Koon Edition: Main...product that will bet on new and exciting asset classes such as renewable energy and listed...product will focus on three fast-rising asset classes - energy and renewable energy, ...

Asset classes are shifting, says Ashmore researcher.

Investment Adviser;  September 4, 2006 ;     304 words ......been added to the debt and equity asset classes and the trend has been to separate these and call them new asset classes. But if one admits to the usefulness...a rigid framework based on two asset classes and the alternatives world. This...

Having many asset classes - diversifying - is key to retirement

The Boston Globe;  December 19, 2007 ;   SCOTT BURNS; Scott Burns is a syndicated columnist. He can be reached at scott@scottburns.com.;   649 words ......portfolios for retirement. Having lots of asset classes, he says, is a good start. An oft-asked...percent or more). A portfolio with seven asset classes not only has a higher return than a...daunting 30 percent. Israelsen said some asset classes are better than others. Adding ...

Alternative Asset Classes Provide Safe Harbor for Investors.

PR Newswire;  May 28, 2003 ;     787 words ......investment strategies. The alternative asset classes consist of products not correlated...initially profiting from alternative asset classes have been for the most part high net-wor...inter-bank currencies and other alternative asset classes as part of their diversification and...

Midas ups its holdings by alternative asset classes.

Investment Adviser;  August 16, 2004 ;     217 words ...ALTERNATIVE asset classes are being use to diversify the...almost 16 per cent in non-core asset classes instead of being purely an equity...diversification of non-correlated asset classes to cut volatility and risk. The...

Clerical Medical research reveals top asset classes.

Investment Adviser;  February 25, 2008 ;     219 words ......residential property were the best asset classes of 2007, according to research...market and the performance of some asset classes highlighted the need for diversification by investors. All asset classes, except for leaders cash and commodities...

Spread yourself across asset classes for success

The Scotsman;  April 8, 2006 ;   Jennifer Hill;   787 words ......term used to describe the spread of asset classes in a portfolio. It is crucial. It has...mixes of assets - there are four main asset classes: shares, property, bonds and cash...success depends on the right mix of asset classes. Consider the following analogy: traffic...

Timber returns outstrip major asset classes.

Investment Adviser;  June 30, 2008 ;     172 words ......Neilan Returns from timber outstripped those from all major asset classes last year, according to index provider IPD. According to...horizon, timber had in fact underperformed the other three asset classes. However, it claimed it was significantly less volatile...

Tradition is dead; Strategies with little correlation to common asset...

Pensions & Investments;  January 12, 2004 ;   Chernoff, Joel;   787 words ......have low correlations to traditional asset classes. Overall, the general theme people...effort to generate higher returns from asset classes with low corrections to traditional...executives believe returns from traditional asset classes will be inadequate to meet their funding...

Property outperformed all other UK asset classes in 2002.

Financial News;  February 21, 2003 ;     274 words ......property outperformed all other mainstream institutional asset classes in the UK in the 12 months to December 2002, according to...property will again be one of the best performers of the major asset classes in the coming year. The bank said that the trend towards...

Small-capitalization emerges as one of hottest asset classes with...

M2 Presswire;  March 15, 2004 ;     292 words ......and Markets: Small-capitalization emerges as one of hottest asset classes with consultants and pension plans in Recent Years.(C)1994-20...to its offerings. Small-cap has become one of the hottest asset classes with consultants and pension plans over the past few years...

Standard & Poor's New Independent Pricing Service for U.S. Taxable...

PR Newswire;  May 26, 2004 ;     504 words ......evaluations of taxable bonds in key asset classes. The stringent mandates of the Sarbanes-Oxl...approximately 1.3 million hard-to-price asset classes, including high-grade, high-yield...evaluative pricing for most global asset classes, including Mortgage Backed Securities...

The Effect of Investment Horizons on Risk, Return and End-of-Period Wealth...

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences;  June 1, 2006 ;   Alles, Lakshman; Athanassakos, George;   787 words ......wealth distributions of various Canadian asset classes at increasing horizons between 1957...favourable risk-return payoffs than other asset classes, even at shorter time intervals. JEL...examined are as follows: 1. For different asset classes, how does the holding period of return...