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Funds wrestling with liquidity problem

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... debt was far from the ideal place to invest short-term cash flows but they were the only instruments with the scale and liquidity required for the size of trades needed at the appropriate level of return. With superannuation guarantee contributions amounting ...

Lonsec launches product rating tools for advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... Benefits, for example, will contain assessments for complexity, tax efficiency, capital growth potential, income potential, liquidity and environmental, social and governance (ESG) awareness. Lonsec Research chief executive David Erdonmez said the tools ...

Legg Mason appoints custodian

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... Australia for over 14 years and offers a range of custodial and other services to safeguard clients' assets, maximise liquidity and manage risk. "We appointed RBC Investor & Treasury Services following an extensive market review conducted with boutique ...

Instos prefer direct infra investment over funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... opportunities in the market was named by 49% of respondents as a reason for the change in preferences, while 33% named liquidity. Almost half of the institutional investors stated that they would be investing less fresh capital in infrastructure in 2015 ...

FEATURE: How ETFs are changing adviser asset allocation thinking

LAURA MILLAN, ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... of comfort with the ETF trading process. Market sweep Given that the broad benefits of ETFs - low cost, simplicity, liquidity and transparency - have been recognised in the market for some time now, you might wonder why the past few years have seen such ...

How to get private equity returns from listed stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... alpha. It is a strategy that suits investors who are attracted to private equity type returns but who require maximum liquidity. Windham is currently managing a fund, seeded with capital from company partners, with this strategy in place and hopes to ...

Borrowing magnifies risk: David Murray

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... should not be able to have "direct leverage". He continued: "In other words, they should be able to borrow for short-term liquidity needs and they should be able to undertake the sort of leverage that's involved in managing risk. "When people know the ...

China easing a tailwind for A-share market

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
The People's Bank of China monetary easing policies have resulted in liquidity pouring mainly into the A-share market, J.P. Morgan emerging markets equity managing director George J. Iwanicki learned in a recent trip to the country. A-shares are shares ...

Exchange tradeable version of Magellan Global Fund announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... Unlike ETFs, the structure also gives the benefits of active management. The open-ended structure also gives greater liquidity than listed investment companies. The underlying fund the new ASX-listed vehicle is based on, the Magellan Global Fund, has ...

Alternatives sector shaped by regulation, customer demand

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... performance in many cases was adversely affected by regulatory changes and demands for greater transparency, better liquidity, and lower fees. Unlike traditional asset classes, the research notes, the alternatives sector hasn't faced as much downward ...