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Hedge funds record best month since GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
Hedge funds in April posted their highest one-month returns since May 2009, but still have a long way to go before they can pare back March quarter losses. Preqin's All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned 5.82% in April as most stock markets rebounded ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession - the next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
Technically, we're not there yet but Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg opted not for a stay of execution and acknowledged that Australia's 29-year recession-free run is over. "Well, the answer to that is yes. And that is on the basis of the ...

Housing affordability improves

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
Housing affordability marginally improved during the March quarter, with the proportion of income required to meet loan repayments decreasing by 0.1%. The report comes out of industry body REIA, which found that affordability improved in NSW, Queensland ...

GDP figures reveal start of COVID-19 impact

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
The Australian Gross Domestic Product fell 0.3%, seasonally adjusted, in the March quarter and growth slowed to 1.4% through the year, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ABS chief economist Bruce Hockman said this ...

Stop guessing games: AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
The AMP Capital Global Companies Fund returned 91.8% net of fees in the three years to 31 March 2020, and its managers say the key is to not get caught in guessing games. Over the same three-year period global equity markets returned 30.3%. On an annualised ...

Fed buys up BlackRock ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
BlackRock has emerged as the biggest winner of the US Federal Reserve's corporate bond buying program, with its ETFs making up around half of the central bank's purchases. The Fed bought US$1.58 billion in investment grade and high-yield ETFs in May ...

Boutique to open Sydney office

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
A Melbourne boutique has opened a Sydney office and added to its distribution team as its looks to expand its presence in the retail market. Scott Curtis is joining Warakirri Asset Management as a business development manager from Liverpool Partners ...

Keybridge takes WAM to court

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
Keybridge Capital has launched legal proceedings against Wilson Asset Management, alleging WAM improperly transferred Keybridge shares into its own name. According to Keybridge's filing, it commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW in relation ...

FASEA boycott sparks in-fighting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
Suggestions from one financial advice association that advisers should boycott the FASEA exam has led to a call for associations to merge in order to better represent the industry. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA) has called on its 6000-strong ...

Chief economist update: What to expect when you're expecting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) policy decision - to be announced this afternoon - will only confirm what everyone already is expecting. RBA Governor Philip Lowe and his board will keep Australia's monetary policy settings unchanged - ...