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Emerging market debt rebounds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... as well as local-currency debt, according to Eaton Vance. Eaton Vance institutional portfolio manager director and alternative and asset allocation strategies, Bradford Godfrey said he believes the EM market is entering a new phase. "We believe the market ...

First company lists on Sydney Stock Exchange

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... advanced in the listing application process. "Last year we announced we were focusing on providing a flexible, efficient alternative for growth companies to list and further their ambitions," he said. "That's exactly what Torque Metals is doing and I'm ...

Class action over YouTube fundie fallout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... collapse of the Woodford funds, as well as for 'loss of opportunity' losses, suffered through missing out on alternative investments that, in stark contrast to Woodford, would have generated returns." The potential action will be in partnership ...

CFA Institute reveals new exam regime

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
The CFA Institute has bid farewell to paper-based exams and has announced more flexible and convenient scheduling. The move comes in what the CFA Institute says will turn the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic "into positive opportunities"; modernising ...

Franklin Templeton completes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Franklin Templeton has officially completed its acquisition of investment manager Legg Mason, creating one of the world's largest specialist managers. Franklin Resources, a global investment management organisation with subsidiaries operating as Franklin ...

Netwealth hits fund managers with new fee

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... benefit which is great, but equally managers also receive a commercial benefit by Netwealth administering the fee. The alternative for managers is to issue another unit class that is costly." As an alternative, Netwealth's Investor Rewards program, which ...

Sovereign fund withdraws bid for Newcastle United

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
A consortium including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has withdrawn its £300 million takeover of English Premier League team Newcastle United Football Club. The buyer consortium also included PCP Capital Partners and Reuben Brothers and ...

Platforms reveal merger details

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... administrative and reporting strength can be combined with Powerwrap's existing execution capabilities and broad range of alternative investment options. This in-turn can create a highly attractive option for the HWNI market as a specialist platform ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... basis that quantitative easing will generate higher consumer price inflation, as well as investors seeing gold as an alternative to paper currencies. "Perhaps most importantly, the opportunity cost of holding gold versus cash or government bonds as an ...

Ironbark restructures two funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... LHP Diversified Investments was previously managed by Lighthouse Partners, which selected 25 to 50 sub-managers of alternative strategies to build a portfolio. Ironbark has handed over the management of the strategy to London-based, multi-asset manager ...