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Long/Short fund returns 23.2% in April

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
An ASX-listed global equities long/short fund has returned 23.2% in April, as global bourses rebounded following their March lows. L1 Capital's Long Short fund lifted 23.16% pre-tax during the month, however the fund is still down 11.57% since the beginning ...

ASIC issues stark warning to retail investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... either investors building up positions more frequently over time or attempting to profit from buying and selling around short-term price movements." ETFs have seen a big boost from the volatility, with ASIC observing daily turnover in ETFs increasing ...

Super switching three times higher: CFS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... super, pension or investments and we're sending out more regular and timely communications." Tully added that reacting to short-term market movements can have an impact on the long-term performance of your super. "It's crucial for members not to lose ...

Capital retention policies may hit investors: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... markets. A decline in aggregate demand from China is likely to affect earnings in the materials sector, at least in the short term," Walsh pointed out. "Our modelling also shows real estate - especially retail - is at risk of distress. Additionally ...

Platform cancels top 50 funds list

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
A UK investment platform has cancelled its usual list of the top 50 funds after it backed a fund that got suspended and promoted funds with discounted fees. Hargreaves Lansdown, a FTSE 100 company, will no longer publish the Wealth 50 which it called ...

Hedge fund with zero correlation to equities to launch

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... trades include options on the S&P 500, options on volatility contracts (VIX and VXX) and a Statistical Basket Arbitrage (long/short equity indices)." The fund currently has four strategies, all of which were profitable during the first quarter of the ...

Charter Hall kicks off $115m raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... announced on 23 March 2020," Charter Hall said. However, it intends to still pay a June quarterly distribution. Over the short to medium term, the trust's long WALE portfolio, low exposure to small tenants, lack of near term debt expiries and government ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
New Morningstar research comparing the carbon emission risk in managed funds has seen some ethical-themed funds missing out on a low carbon designation. A low carbon designation was awarded by Morningstar to funds with a low carbon risk score for their ...

Janus Henderson hit by COVID-19

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... executive of Janus Henderson, said the company's top priority has been ensuring the health and safety of its employees. "In a short time, we have successfully implemented business continuity across all of our offices enabling us to continue to deliver ...

Colonial First State closes global fund

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... Wholesale Pension were also closed on April 28.. The Acadian Diversified Alpha fund was a global, absolute return, long/short equity strategy. According to the manager's website, it "seeks to exploit both the fundamental mispricings and the mispricing ...