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Brace for 5% returns from global stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... should translate into low but positive returns over next five years [in fixed income]. High yield stands out as an alternative to global equities with its higher yields, higher expected total returns and lower risk profile." In real estate, it is expecting ...

FASEA adds exam sittings, approved subjects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
FASEA has confirmed it will run six financial adviser exam sittings in 2021 at 31 locations across Australia, subject to COVID-19 restrictions. FASEA will hold exams from January 28 to February 2, March 25-30, May 20-25, July 15-20, September 9-14 and ...

WAM wins Blue Sky bid, appoints directors

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... at an extraordinary general meeting held yesterday afternoon. The investment company's name will be changed to WAM Alternative Assets early next week, listed as WMA on the ASX. WMA will continue to invest in alternative asset classes, including real ...

Funds services firm expands offerings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... real estate fund managers. The boutique wants to expand in the Asia-Pacific region with particular interest in the alternative investments space, which has over $500 billion in assets under administration in Australia. Daniel Jaffe, managing director ...

Instos dial up alternatives allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Most institutional investors are seeking alternative investments to safeguard against COVID-19 volatility. New CoreData Research reveals nearly half (40%) of the 459 participants it surveyed between June and July will ramp up allocations to alternatives ...

Count Financial faces class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... inform their clients they could obtain substantially similar or better insurance policies with lower premiums from alternative insurers," Allsopp said. "Instead of putting their clients' best interests first, the planners were incentivised by commissions ...

Future Fund posts negative year, cashes up

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
The $161 billion sovereign wealth fund today reported a return of -0.9% for FY20 and increased its cash holdings by about $11.8 billion in the three months since March end. This is the Future Fund's second year of negative returns in its 15-year life ...

NPS buffers COVID-19 shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... territory at the end of June as a result of its diversification and risk management strategies. The performance of its alternative investments was mostly driven by interest and dividend income, as well as foreign currency translation gains from an increase ...

QIC portfolio manager moves to Funds SA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
The $34 billion public investment manager has hired a new portfolio manager for debt and liquid alternatives from QIC. Petar Bogdanovic spent 15 years at QIC, working in a variety of roles across fixed interest portfolio management, interest rate strategy ...

Evans & Partners explore open-ended funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Evans and Partners have announced a potential change to open-ended funds for its Global Disruption Fund and its Global Flagship Fund. Walsh & Company Investments, as responsible entity for both funds, said it is exploring changing both funds from a ...