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Fund managers adapt to market pain

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... nearly 60% beating their benchmarks in the best performance of all asset classes that SPIVA looked at. "Fixed income securities are safe-haven investment during equity market crisis and corrections, though Australian bond funds tended to underperform ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... likes Asian equities as valuations aren't as extreme, while in credit, Craig prefers investment grade asset backed securities in the US. In comparison, Natixis Australia managing director and head of distribution Louise Watson sees opportunities ...

Opportunities exist in high yield: Eaton Vance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... opportunities do exist across European and US markets and that active, selective exposure to US and global high-yield securities at this juncture will continue to benefit clients." Further volatility in high yield is likely, the firm added, with the ...

Boutique launches sustainable Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... fact moving in the right direction," the strategy's lead portfolio manager Will Baylis said. It will hold about 55 securities and aim to beat the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index over rolling three-year periods. The fund is priced at 64 bps per year in ...

State Street fund purges tobacco, weapons

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... and unhedged versions of the State Street International Equities Trust. Ast at April end, the trusts had six6 tobacco securities and five5 controversial weapons securities, accounting for 0.88% and 0.69% of the index. "Over recent years, we have witnessed ...

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... periods of negative returns. A portfolio with 70% in growth assets, like stocks, and 30% in defensive assets, i.e. income securities - bonds, will typically have one negative year in every five," Sparks said. "While the impacts of COVID-19 have been ...

Investment manager launches income fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... lot of investors looking for higher levels of income have historically invested in Australian bank equity or hybrid securities." In the past, Australian investors have also relied heavily on fixed income investments with high exposures to banks and local ...

Macquarie kicks off $400m raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... Macquarie's strategy to actively manage its capital mix and maintain diverse sources of funding," the bank said. ANZ Securities, Citigroup Global Markets Australia, CBA, E&P Corporate Advisory, Ord Minnett, Morgans Financial, NAB, and Westpac Institutional ...

Opportunity for the brave: High yield credit

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... moment, but that doesn't necessarily mean the average retail investor should be buying them," Mitchell said. "High yield securities are issued by less credit worthy companies and the structure and conditions around each bond issued can vary quite a bit." ...

Volatility continues to drive investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... caused by COVID-19, with the ASX recording ever-increasing trading volumes. Average daily trades on the Australian Securities Exchange continue to rise, as investors deal with the ongoing fallout from COVID-19. In its latest monthly activity report ...