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Kapstream cuts fees on flagship fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... landscape driven by low rates, increased competition and its impending launch of an ETF vehicle for the strategy. "The fee cut is a reflection of the evolving landscape. The fund was launched and priced 12 years ago and while our value add has been consistent ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
A number of Australian superannuation funds have been recognised for their responsible investing efforts by the UNPRI. The inaugural PRI Awards have been presented, highlighting individually excellent projects across the United Nations-backed Principles ...

Pinnacle boutique readies investment rejig, fee cut

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
A boutique partly owned by Pinnacle Investment Management is planning to rejig its investment strategy and cut fees by 12bps for one of its funds. The Resolution Capital Core Plus Property Securities Fund - Series II currently invests predominately ...

Chief economist update: Fed has Trump's trade war number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... "axis of evil", Trump's got his "evil twins"! From Trump's previous tweets, we know that he's demanding the Fed cut interest rates by another 100 basis points and re-start QE. The Fed strikes back. A recent research paper published by the ...

Beware dodgy auditors, sudden CFO moves: Plato

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... is also aligned with Plato's research around dividend traps. The investment manager predicts when companies are likely to cut their dividends. Hamson said that AMP's performance was an example of a dividend trap. "If you're trading on extremely high ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
There were no back-patting and self-congratulatory remarks this time from Australia's Prime Minister and Treasurer for the Australian National Accounts show that it wasn't a "wonderful set of numbers". Instead, with economic growth slowing to ...

Chief economist update: RBA not risking market disappointment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... sustainable growth in the economy and the achievement of the inflation target over time." But back to the point. A surprise RBA rate cut would unnerve financial markets and spark speculations that the Australian central bank is more concerned about the ...

Aussie super funds drop in world rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... 300 largest pension funds according to assets under management, and like in 2018, several Australian funds again made the cut. However a struggling Aussie dollar - which lost 10% against the US dollar across 2018 - saw 14 of those super funds go backwards ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... "nein" to QE; Dutch central bank president Knot, thinks the outlook is not weak enough to justify QE but is open to a rate cut; Austrian governor Nowotny's against buying equities for stimulus; and, Bundesbank president Weidmann announced his opposition ...

VanEck restructures three ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
VanEck is changing the domicile of three ETFs to cut out US tax forms for investors and to introduce dividend reinvestment plans. VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) and VanEck Vectors China AMC CSI ...