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Sovereign wealth funds flock to emerging markets

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017

... any intention to reduce their exposure in the near future. This corresponded with a reduction in exposure to developed markets - public ones in particular. Most SWFs surveyed said they were increasingly entering private markets to capture illiquidity ...

Legg Mason launches new bond fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017

... Kirkham said. The fund allocates a minimum of 85% of assets in core investment grade fixed income sectors in developed markets and is able to invest up to 15% to high yield and emerging market debt. Investments cover government and corporate bonds, high ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016

... growth, volatile environment. Global equity markets experienced negative returns over the year, with the MSCI developed markets and emerging markets indices returning a combined -1.88%. She added that the Guardians' Board remained focused on the long-term ...

Aussie pension pros most confident about valuations

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016

... 83.7, 83.1 and 82.8 respectively. With this in mind, Lim said managing longevity risk is a priority in APAC developed markets. Yet 29% of APAC respondents said they give the highest level of priority to managing longevity risk. This compares to just ...

TH Real Estate partners for China fund

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016

... prime position to benefit from these structural trends, yet supply remains at extremely low levels relative to developed markets." Gaw Capital president Kenneth Gaw added: "Our investment in outlet malls in China has been a highly successful strategy ...

Alternatives delivering for infra and PE

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016

... four key questions being asked by investors: the chance of a hard landing in China; whether emerging markets or developed markets will outperform; the impact of secular stagnation over the next decade; and how the Australian economy is transitioning ...

MSCI delays China A shares inclusion in indices

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016

... is also considering reclassifying Argentina as an emerging market. South Korea has not yet been added to the developed markets index but is under review. MSCI added that the MSCI Nigeria Index may be removed from the MSCI Frontier Markets Index and reclassified ...

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016

... unconstrained approach. "Based on fundamentals, emerging market debt is delivering better returns and lower risks than developed markets. Since a large portion of the world's government bonds have low or negative interest rates, emerging market bonds ...

Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016

... said an analysis of historical Fed tightening cycles since 1969 shows that emerging markets have outperformed developed markets during most such cycles. "The only exceptions occurred when tightening cycles were considered "violent"-that is, the rate ...

Future Fund keeps powder dry

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016

... fund has upped its cash weighting to 22.9% and decreased Australian equities to just 6.5% of the portfolio. Developed markets account for 15.2%, emerging markets represent 7.3% of funds and private equity comes in at 9.8%. Property and infrastructure ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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