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Chief economist update: RBA negative on negative interest rate policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... period of low equilibrium rates." But just as Debelle notes: "The empirical evidence on negative rates is mixed. In the short-term, they can contribute to a lower exchange rate. In the medium term, the effectiveness can wane including through the effect ...

Contango approves new WCM strategy

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... long-term investment track record", was a positive outcome for the company. The new strategy, the WCM Quality Global Growth Long Short Strategy has returned 23.5% per annum since its inception on 30 June 2014, outperforming the MSCI All Country World ...

Boutique appoints chief operating officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... management its $36 million market neutral fund to another manager, Dalton Street Capital. It will keep running its long/short strategy which has about $233 million in total across two vehicles - a $203 million LIC called the Australian Leaders Fund (ALF) ...

ME Bank profits rise in FY20

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
Despite all the challenges of 2020, ME Bank has managed a positive full year result with the bank determined to stick to its simple model. The bank had a statutory NPAT of $80.8 million in 2020, up 20% on last year's results. Its underlying NPAT was ...

Watermark sheds market neutral fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... Sydney boutique is handing over its $36 million market neutral fund to another manager, as it looks to focus on its long/short strategies. The Watermark Market Neutral Trust, which has been running for eight years, will transition to Dalton Street Capital ...

Portfolio insurance provides strong protection: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... income later in life. "I understand this is a difficult decision for the government and individuals alike in balancing the short-term needs and long-term saving goals. But withdrawing superannuation balances while losing jobs could have severe consequences ...

Fees should reflect investor skill: AB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... investing goals. For pension plans that mean generating cash flows in excess of the inflation rate and not investing against short term downturns in the market," Fay said. Fay said, for a portfolio of 70% equities and 30% fixed income, it would take ...

Super funds accused of chest beating on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... divest all companies deriving more than 10% of revenue from thermal coal mining. "The announcement is long on rhetoric and short on detail. While UniSuper acknowledges that more needs to be done, this policy creates more questions than answers," Market ...

Super fund gets ahead of CIPR obscurity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... have a fiscal impact. For instance, freezing the superannuation guarantee at 9.5% will have a modest budget benefit in the short term via higher taxation revenue, but over time will be offset by lower superannuation. In another scenario, increasing the ...

Hedge funds in the green

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... managers are positive for the year with those posting positive returns seeing average gains near 10%," eVestment said. Long-short equity funds also posted strong results in August, returning 3.91% during the month. These strategies have, on average ...