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Global manager shuts fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... a $109 million fund as its largest investor pulls out. The AXA IM Global Dynamic Equity Plus fund invested in global equities and was 3.06% under its benchmark MSCI World Index ($A, unhedged) after fees for the year ending April. The fund, which started ...

Sustainable dividend stocks offer yield opportunities: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... clustered near the best making market timing nearly impossible for even the most seasoned investors," it said. "Within equities, allocating funds to sustainable dividend income stocks appears attractive amid the current historically low-rate environment ...

Magellan launches listed active ETF fund

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... investing expertise accessible to investors through the ASX." The fund typically holds between 15 and 35 quality Australian equities, and can have a maximum cash holding of 10%. The fund has returned -16.73% over the past three months, compared to the ...

Stop guessing games: AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... the Global Companies Fund has returned 24.2% per annum net of fees, versus the market's 9.2% AMP Capital head of global equities Simon Steele said in light of COVID-19's impact on markets, he is certain it is more important than ever to think long term. ...

Boutique to open Sydney office

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... - with whom it has a 15-year-long relationship - as the sole manager for about $375 million of retail FUM across its equities strategies.

Global manager rolls out local access to alternatives fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... classes, which helps investors gain diversified protection when included as part of a balanced portfolio. It invests across equities, fixed income, their associated derivatives and commodities, and employs a "portfolio protection strategy" to generate ...

State Street rejigs international equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
State Street has relaunched an international equities fund for local investors looking for a climate change and ESG focused portfolio, with a new benchmark. The State Street Climate ESG International builds on a fund launched in 2016, which initially ...

COVID-19 poses unique human rights threats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... role of sorting fact from fiction is not so much the issue, Zandbergen said. Her colleague Robeco global consumer trends equities portfolio manager Jack Neele agrees. He told Financial Standard that it has become accepted that social media companies ...

ING rejigs super offering, closes balanced option

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... will introduce two new options: moderate (45% fixed interest, 5% cash, 5% in property and the rest in local and global equities) and conservative (60% fixed interest, 10% cash, 2% in property and the rest in shares). Net return target for the moderate ...

Super escapes COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... by about the same in dollar terms. Explaining this, APRA figures show retail super to have 24% exposure to Australian equities compared to just 15% by not for profit (NFP) super funds. Industry funds were meanwhile insulated from listed market falls ...