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Magellan axes currency hedging in trust

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
A Magellan trust has removed its currency hedging strategy to reduce the downside risk to the portfolio when equity markets and the value of the Australian dollar are both declining. Magellan High Conviction Trust will move to an unhedged approach to ...

New trustee for Spaceship

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
Spaceship Super is aiming to achieve better member outcomes with the appointment of a new trustee. Spaceship Super will replace Tidswell Financial Services with Diversa on December 18 in a bid to streamline the business and ultimately improve efficiency ...

Stockpicker pay cheques revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
Heads of equities took home an average of $704,167 this year but a third said their bonuses were zilch for 2020, according to Peter Lee Associates' pay benchmarking of the sector. Peter Lee interviewed 80 investment professionals in September and October ...

AMP Capital shutters Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
AMP Capital has decided to close its 19-year old sustainable share fund, after its portfolio managers Genevieve Murray and Emily Woodland announced their resignations in August. In a notice sent to investors on Friday, AMP Capital attributed the closure ...

Ironbark to wind up emerging markets fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
Ironbark Asset Management has terminated an emerging markets small caps fund, after the underlying manager decided to close. The Ironbark Copper Rock Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund aimed to beat the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index (in AUD) ...

Pengana launches new Israel equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
Pengana Capital is partnering with an Israeli fund manager to launch a new tech-focused fund that invests in 30 stocks for local wholesale investors. The Pengana Alpha Israel Fund is managed by Alpha LTI, an equities boutique founded in 2005 that currently ...

Loftus Peak lists active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
The Sydney boutique has listed its top-performing global equities fund on the ASX as an active ETF, while removing it from the mFund market place. The Loftus Peak Global Disruption Fund was the top performer in large-cap global equities funds with 24.2% ...

Pengana shutters income-focused fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
Pengana Capital will wind up an income-focused Australian equities fund, as it underperforms and the income opportunities in ASX stocks shrink. The Pengana Australian Equities Income Fund invested in 20 to 40 ASX-listed companies, with a focus on income. ...

Northern Trust scores win in Vanguard reversal

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
Northern Trust Asset Management has snagged a $5 billion allocation as Vanguard reverses from special mandates in Australia and New Zealand. ANZ Investments in New Zealand has swapped out Vanguard Investments Australia for Northern Trust. The change ...

Perpetual equities fund cops ratings downgrade

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
The wholesale vehicle of a $3.3 billion concentrated equities strategy managed by Perpetual's Paul Skamvougeras was downgraded to bronze at Morningstar. The Perpetual Wholesale Concentrated Growth Equity Fund invests in 20 to 45 Australian stocks, chosen ...