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Fund manager sells all shares ahead of crash

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... his sojourn - and assuming his thesis is correct - he would return to investing, but likely with a broader international equity mandate. It's worth noting that although Altair is now battening down the hatches, just a month ago, Findex awarded the mandate ...

ETFs attracting insto appetites: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... ETFs. About two-thirds are using ETFs to access Australian equities; the same proportion uses ETFs to get international equity exposure. "It is encouraging to see that Australian institutions are increasing their adoption of ETFs. We see that institutions ...

Azimut partners with Colonial, launches funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... conjunction with another Azimut subsidiary, Sigma Funds Management. It also plans to launch a global macro fund and international equity fund utilising Azimut's own offshore investment capabilities.

Active returns at their worst since 2009

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... the amount of funds trailing the index falls to 48%, and only 32.5% underperformed over a 10-year period. International equity funds have continued their general trend of underperformance, with 86% failing to beat the S&P Developed Ex-Australia LargeMidCap ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... sector is a barometer of investor appetite. October inflows reflects Australian investors' uncertainty in international equity markets and a strong home country bias, particularly in the lead up to the US election outcome this week and with continued ...

Australian investors retreating to domestic assets

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... sector is a barometer of investor appetite. October inflows reflects Australian investors' uncertainty in international equity markets and a strong home country bias, particularly in the lead up to the US election outcome this week and with continued ...

HUB24 continues growth trajectory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... platform has reached $1.8 billion, having launched 34 new portfolios since 1 July; HUB24 now offers nine international equity managed portfolios including portfolios from AllianceBernstein and Watershed Funds Management. The platform also signed 17 new ...

Majority of active managers underperforming: S&P

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... Index), 61.32% underperformed over one year, 51.55% over three years and 38% over five years. Performance of international equity funds was particularly lacklustre, with 80.73% underperforming the S&P Developed Ex-Australia LargeMidCap Index over one ...

Fund managers must offer genuine partnerships

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... investment officer Rajiv Jain. The global equities portfolio manager, whose impressive track record managing international equity and emerging markets funds for Vontobel Asset Management saw the firm grow from US$400 million under management in 2002 ...

Super funds reverse poor start to 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... a negative 0.2% return. The recent fluctuation in the AUD has had a generally positive impact on unhedged international equity holdings. Property has continued to provide a positive impact on fund investment outcomes with the listed property sector having ...