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ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... and Nvidia. The fund first launched in the US and has been in operation since 2012. It has returned 15.3% over 10 years versus the index's 12.5%. It requires a minimum initial investment amount of $20,000. New York-based ClearBridge head of global ...

Impact Alpha Partners adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... part, Lucchese said: "We are now at a crossroads: rising climate risks increasing the potential for hot-house disasters, versus promising technological progress in the clean economy transformation and innovations in policies and markets." "The scale ...

Why aged care advice needs tougher regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... attorney, or enduring guardianships. Biti said it is essential to distinguish when licensed financial advice is necessary versus education and information that is easily understandable for consumers. "When considering the delivery of aged care advice ...

Forager schedules LIT delisting

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... the year to March, beating the benchmark's 14.98%. On a five-year basis, it underperformed the benchmarks or 6.75% versus 9.52% respectively. Its top five holdings at the end of February were RPM Global, Readytech, Tourism Holdings, Hipages and Catapult ...

Investors being influenced by the 'Powell pivot'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... be illustrated, for example, by the strong relationship between active managers' results and the performance of BB-rated versus investment grade bonds," it said. "Credit risk bias should not be viewed as a negative feature but should be considered with ...

Perpetual, Pendal combine multi-asset capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... consistently underperformed its benchmark, a blend of relevant indices; over one year it's returned 7.95% post-fees versus the benchmark's 12.98% and since inception it's underperformed the benchmark by close to 1% per annum. "The fund's ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... default fund. We always encourage employees to consider their personal circumstances, including fees charged, performance versus other funds, the ease of consolidation, insurance coverage offered, and that super comparison tools exist," he wrote. Employment ...

The tide is turning for North Asian equity markets: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... entire Korean market valued at ~1.0 price-to-book and some ~69% of all companies currently listed trading below book value (versus ~47% in Japan)," Main and Ho said. In China, the first signs of reform started in January 2023, when the state assets regulator ...

Overhaul of TPD structure, pricing needed: MLC Life

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... cost of TPD premiums for all customers, women were less likely to see the current structure as acceptable than men (49% versus 45%). "The current approach to disability insurance in superannuation is centred on a binary assessment of total and permanent ...

Low investor demand sees equities funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... S&P/ASX 200 Total Return Index, investing in mid- and large-cap stocks. It has a three-year annualised return of 6.16% versus the benchmark's 9.56%. Meantime, the Paradice Global Emerging Markets Fund is also being wound up "as soon as practicable." ...
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