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Elanor healthcare fund continues expansion

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
Elanor Investors Group has announced its fourth acquisition to the Elanor Healthcare Real Estate Fund (EHREF) with the purchase of a medical facility. The fund acquired a multi-tenanted medical facility in Rockingham, Western Australia for $22.9 million ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the vaccine and Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
It's quite a delicate balance - akin to the "will it, won't it" speculations on Fed policy decisions BC (before COVID) - but it appears that the dying days of 2020 swing between optimism and pessimism depending on which side of the bed financial ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
"Voices singing, let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancin' merrily..." - Brenda Lee It's not even December yet but Wall Street's already "Rockin' ...

Ironbark to wind up emerging markets fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... Management has terminated an emerging markets small caps fund, after the underlying manager decided to close. The Ironbark Copper Rock Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund aimed to beat the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index (in AUD) net of fees on ...

Chief economist update: RBA does the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
"All around the limbo world Gonna do the limbo rock..." - Chubby Checker, Limbo Rock Australian equities and bond markets applauded after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't disappoint expectations, showing just how low it can go. The All ...

The rate that stops the nation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... in 'every little bit helps' mode. "The Reserve Bank said earlier in the year that it was considering 0.25% as an effective rock-bottom, so a cut of any sort is a reflection of the grim economic situation," he said. According to CLSA Premium's Peter Boehm ...

Active managers grapple with EM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... years ranging from -0.8% p.a. for the Schroders Emerging Markets Sustainable Fund, to -2.8% p.a. for the Ironbark Copper Rock Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund and the Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Overall, the emerging markets sector's average ...

AMP Capital included in UNPRI Leaders Group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
AMP Capital has been included in a prestigious list celebrating excellence in responsible investment, amid a turbulent year during which controversy after controversy has rocked the investment manager. AMP Capital was named alongside 16 asset owners ...

AustralianSuper welcomes Rio Tinto departure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk was among those to commend the departure of Rio Tinto boss Jean-Sebastien Jacques following the Juukan Gorge scandal. Rio Tinto announced Jacques would be stepping down on September 11, following a review of ...

Chief economist update: The second oil price discounting wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
Don't look now but it appears that it's not just COVID-19 seeing a second wave. Saudi Arabia is also taking a second bite on oil price discounting. Bloomberg reports that, Saudi Arabia's state producer, Saudi Aramco, has cut its key Arab ...