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£450bn in inflation-linked UK DB liabilities unmatched

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
New analysis from Alpha Real Capital, a specialist income manager, suggests that £450 billion of inflation‐linked liabilities belonging to UK defined benefit pension schemes are unmatched. Alpha's analysis showed that higher inflation risks have ...

What super funds should know about Gen Z

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... will have. "The pandemic has made Gen Z hungry for more financial advice and investment options, but they're looking for short-term satisfaction and we're increasingly seeing this generation make investment decisions based on limited information via ...

Bitcoin exposure added to platform

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... securely stores the asset with BitGo Trust. MBF has a buy and hold strategy and does not engage in derivatives, leverage, or short selling. The minimum investment is $25,000 and has a 1.5% p.a. management fee. "With consumer demand for digital assets ...

Aussie equities small caps deliver 35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... the other hand, returned 27% p.a. on a median basis, underperforming the benchmark by two percentage points. Also falling short of its benchmark, the property sector delivered 29% p.a. Australian fixed interest products headed back to negative returns ...

Australia-first private equity ETF to launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
VanEck will shortly list an ETF providing investors exposure to private equity investments through the convenient ETF structure. The VanEck Global Listed Private Equity ETF (ASX: GPEQ) will list on the ASX and is the first Australian private equity ...

Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... Inflation, inflation, inflation. Financial markets' worrying about central banks worrying about inflation have pushed up short-term bond yields that, in turn, put pressure on equity markets. For instance, the all ordinaries index fell by 1.1% in ...

Pendal recovers losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... markets near all-time highs. However, we see pressure on flows, particularly in the institutional channel. While this may have short-term effects, we are confident that changes made to our sales leadership during the year and ongoing development of our ...

Carlyle Group bids for Link

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... the start of the year and it is still well off its all-time high near $9. Whilst it's a good deal for shareholders in the short term, the question arises whether it is in their best interest in the medium to long term," he said. "As a shareholder in ...

PM Capital forges ahead with LIC merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
PM Capital is urging shareholders to allow its PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund (PGF) to take over the PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund (PAF). This follows a Federal Court order that states PAF should convene and hold a meeting with its shareholders ...

Most shorted companies on ASX: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... Fintel. It reported that as of October 31, it considers Crown to be the company on the ASX most likely to be exposed to a short squeeze - where prices rise despite negative investor sentiment due to an excess of short sellers taking positions on the ...