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Australian Ethical, Infradebt to launch infrastructure debt fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... investments, he added. It also offers good risk-adjusted returns, and portfolio protection that can help hedge against market volatility and inflation, all while contributing positive social and environmental outcomes and achieving financial returns. ...

Volatility an opportunity for skilled active managers: GSFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
The looming threat of sporadic, extreme market volatility presents an opportunity for active managers to capitalise on fluctuating asset values, GSFM advisor Stephen Miller says. At an event yesterday, Miller described the current financial landscape ...

Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... Australian Ethical, but also points out broader challenges in the responsible investing sector, namely investment market volatility and geopolitical tensions. "The continued conflict in Ukraine and recent issues in the Middle East typically result in ...

Mild recession in 2024, higher interest rates: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... strategy group Joe Davis. "There is a powerful paradox to this new higher-rate world - while near-term financial market volatility is likely to remain elevated, long-term and well diversified investors stand to benefit from a return to positive real ...

Fixed income expected to be hotter than stocks: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... investment house Managing Partners Group (MPG), 92% of institutional investors and wealth managers believe ongoing market volatility and the prospect of recession will make fixed income more attractive than equities over the next two years. The research ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... American insurers at 74%, followed by those in EMEA (62%), APAC (57%), and Latin America (56%). Interestingly, market volatility is the main barrier to sustainable investments, cited by 54% of insurers. More broadly, insurers are also alert to inflation ...

Global small caps outperform Aussie counterparts: SSGA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... Australian small caps index by 2.9%. Additionally, global small caps experienced 5.9% earnings growth and showed less market volatility, whereas Australian small caps had a negative earnings growth of -1.3% and were more volatile. State Street's head ...

VanEck to launch three fixed income ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... bonds comes to market at a time when investors are seeking capital stability in a period of significant equity market volatility. Each ETF will be a portfolio of Australian government and semi-government bonds. The Australian government and its state ...

It's time to fill your boots with private debt

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... and Neuberger Berman head of private debt Susan Kasser came together for the discussion, which focused on how market volatility borne from rising interest rates, inflation, and supply chain issues have created a compelling investment opportunity in private ...

ART, AvSuper closer to merging

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... to ART. AvSuper's Growth MySuper option returned 11.4% in the last financial year. "In a year of continuing market volatility, we achieved improved performance across all investment options. Whilst we all appreciate that there will be the occasional ...