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No golden ticket for super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... consequences for institutions like super funds which often have exposures to gold via allocations to real assets, commodities and hedge funds. "Some Australian equity strategies may serve as a proxy for commodity investments, including gold, given the ...

Praemium adds Chi-X products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... (VMA), providing advisers with opportunities across a range of asset classes, including equities, indices, currencies, commodities and fixed income. Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian said it was important for advisers to have access to a "broader" ...

Boutique manager taps former Challenger executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... Fund, which aims to "dynamically allocate long and short exposure across many liquid markets" within equities, bonds, commodities and currencies.

AMP bleeds $18 billion

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... quarter one were extremely volatile particularly in March, with significant falls in equities, fixed income and key commodities impacting our assets under management. We have seen some recovery since the quarter-end, but expect market volatility to continue ...

CBA appoints chief economist

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... and strategists covering Australian and international economics, rates, fixed income, foreign exchange, credit and commodities. On LinkedIn, Halmarick thanked his mentors for supporting him through his career up to this pivotal role. "It is both an honour ...

Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... mining sector. " Base metal prices are suffering on the weakened and uncertain global economic outlook, while bulk commodities, in particular steel-making inputs, iron ore and coking coal, have held up remarkably well," he said. "Like the oil sector ...

Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... toilet paper hoard when they come out the other end - and panic selling down our stock portfolios, our exposure to commodities, and, according to latest reports, our bond market holdings. There's really nowhere to hide when even safe-haven assets ...

Australia narrowly avoids 0.9% GDP blow: KPMG

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... "shocks" to the world economy, to see how Australia would fare if exports; including tourism, higher education and commodities, were delayed. These include productivity loss from workers withdrawing from the labour market because they are too sick to ...

Why Vanguard won't do gold ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... basis, Vanguard has stayed away from doing commodity ETFs. The one exception it has made is in the US, where it has a commodities fund that uses commodity futures and so passes Vanguard's test. He clarifies that the decision to stay away is not driven ...

Virus fallout worse than GFC: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... the devastating effects on the global supply and demand for dry bulk shipping stocks, like building materials and commodities. Gopinath said the effects are similar to during the most acute phase of the global financial crisis, reflecting curtailed economic ...