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Emerging market debt rebounds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... quarter that will see greater differentiation in performance across the EM debt investment universe," Godfrey said. "In our view, a focus on country analysis, investment flexibility and the ability to appropriately weigh shorter and longer-term factors ...

Rejigging retirement income: First Sentier Investors

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... income at First Sentier Investors. Speaking as part of the Actuaries Institute Virtual Summit, Minbatiwala warned there is a view that if someone can't explain something then it's unable to be used, particularly when it comes to retirement products. ...

MySuper returns negative

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... significantly down on the 2018-2019 return of 7% and the 2018-2019 return of 9%. "The upbeat financial year results reinforce the view that the COVID-19 Financial Crisis (CFC) is vastly different to the GFC," Rainmaker said. "As a result, the Rainmaker ...

Tax impacting super fund investment strategies: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... harmful behavioural biases and is fundamentally inconsistent with the fund's nature as a long-term investor," it said. "In our view, far better to accept that, like other aspects of investing, equity portfolio evolution in a taxable environment entails ...

APRA spells out unlisted asset valuation standards

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... to explain that there is a degree of judgement involved when valuing an unlisted asset and one person may have a different view, technique of set of assumptions within the accounting standards that produces a slightly different value to anyone else. ...

AMP Capital names real estate head replacement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
AMP Capital named its new head of real estate following Carmel Hourigan's decision to join Charter Hall. Kylie O'Connor has been promoted to the position, currently working as AMP Capital Real Estate chief operating officer and managing director separate ...

Canadian pension fund pursues global growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... placement du Quebec (CDPQ) is shifting to an integrated structure for international activities in order to have a global view when managing its presence in different regions. "After building multidisciplinary teams in Asia, Latin America, the United ...

Chief economist update: It's about human life, not human rights

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
"We are all prisoners here of our own device." - Hotel California, The Eagles Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews declared Victoria in a "State of Disaster" from 6pm on August 2 and imposed Stage 4 restrictions that will run for six weeks (until September ...

Life insurance at tipping point: Industry leaders

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
Life insurance leaders have pushed for immediate and authentic change, lest current legacy business models and products hinder the growth and sustainability of the industry. Speaking at the Financial Services Council's (FSC) 2020 Life Insurance ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... believes long term demand for gold will continue despite recent volatility. "Financial repression at large keeps the strategic view on gold front and centre - the hedge against monetization of expanding deficits, exploding central bank balance sheets ...