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Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... all that risk-off sentiment with the two biggest economies in the world sparring with each other and what it means for emerging economies, supply chains and demand," Craig said. "At a base case, we think trade wars are absolutely terrible, and no one ...

Frontier Advisors adds to leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... advantage into areas well beyond the research and modelling Frontier is already known for. David has strong experience with emerging tech areas, such as machine learning, and has a global knowledge of institutional investing." Jenkins will begin his ...

Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has not discriminated in its destruction of both developed and emerging economies, Janus Henderson has warned investors to prepare for a dispersion of outcomes in the post-pandemic world. The more advanced emerging economies ...

Man Group hires from BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... join Man GLG from Q3 this year and will be based in the Sydney office. Swan was most recently head of Asia and global emerging market fundamental equities at BlackRock. He's had an almost decade-long career at BlackRock, joining its Hong Kong team in ...

Hamish Douglass remains confident amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... banks, energy companies, airlines, travel-related companies or property trusts. "The portfolio has no direct exposure to emerging markets, other than China. Our indirect exposure to other emerging countries is modest."

Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... billion (US$195 billion) worldwide. That's according to the latest Morningstar report, which analyses the key trends emerging in the thematic funds arena. At the end of 2019, there were 923 thematic funds in Morningstar's global database, which select ...

All Tech Index launches down under

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... contributing to the growth and liquidity of the sector." At launch, the index features 46 of "Australia's leading and emerging technology companies across a range of sectors", with a market capitalisation of more than $100 billion. There are more than ...

Tech to topple banking: RBA

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... payments are also challenging banks' core role in facilitating payments. To date, this erosion has been most apparent in emerging market economies where payments systems were not meeting customers' needs," Kearns said. "New payments providers ...

Super sector to dominate by 2034

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... Rice Warner predicted that short term investment strategies could be on the rise with liquidity management becoming an emerging issue. "While the industry will have positive cash flow for at least 15 years, some funds are already experiencing negative ...

Afterpay slides in global fintech rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... the global financial services scene. This year's iteration saw seven Australian fintechs make the cut, including emerging challenger bank Judo Bank, whose notable backers include the likes of Myer Family Investments, Credit Suisse Asset Management ...