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Is a market turning point around the corner?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... to Antipodes Partners chief investment officer Jacob Mitchell. Mitchell pointed out around 85% of the move in the index so far this year can be explained by just five stocks: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft. When paired with market breadth ...

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... based on optimistic assumptions with regards to "domestic mitigation measures" and "dislocation in financial markets". So far so good. The World Bank appears to be on the ball. However, the resurgence of tensions between China and the US and the increased ...

A-REIT winners, losers of the 'new normal'

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... government is supportive of this sector, especially in the first home buyer market segment," Pham said. The REIT space is in a far better position than it was during the Global Financial Crisis, Pham noted, recommending investors focus on REITs with ...

Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
The Labor Party is calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to finally put an end to the war on superannuation waged by government backbenchers, in an effort to ensure Australia rebounds from COVID-19 "faster and better". Financial Standard has obtained ...

No slowing ERS applications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... over 90% of the time, there are a number who have continued to drag their feet. Despite only receiving 16 applications so far, Mercer Portfolio Service Superannuation plan has only made payments within five business days 33% of the time. Australian Catholic ...

Chief economist update: US labour market turns V-shaped

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
This US stock market rally is brought to you by the letter V. The much better than expected US non-farm payrolls report sent Wall Street on the up and up - the S&P 500 gained 2.6% on the day (4.9% on the week); the DJIA rose by 3.2% (6.8%); the Nasdaq ...

New role for AMP Capital ESG head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... Rory Sullivan said Woods' experience made him an agent of change in the sector. "There are few specialists with Ian's far reaching coverage of the asset class spectrum, in the context of responsible investment," Sullivan said. "His global expertise ...

Volatility is not the devil: Pengana

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... if it is done well by those who manage money, clients have a much better chance of achieving long-term outperformance and a far better experience with their investments."

MySuper goes back-to-back in the black

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... and March, as the crisis began to violently shake financial markets. Cumulatively, MySuper products have returns -7.2% so far this year, according to Rainmaker. For the year to date, Rainmaker's SelectingSuper MySuper index is still in negative territory ...

Hedge funds record best month since GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... produced an annual net return of +40.78%," Preqin said. Overall, CTAs remain the best performing of all hedge fund strategies so far this year with 1.64% return at April end even though their fortunes reversed in April. Macro strategies were able to ...