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Economic recap: Week to November 19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... easy..." -Cat Stevens, Father and Son The curse du jour that is rising inflation has raised volatility in the bond and equity markets by virtue of the anticipated central bank policy responses to keep the tide of rising prices at bay. Some central banks ...

Pendal brings Global Select Fund to Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... each stock to determine its most important driver, Pendal said. All stocks in the fund are also equally weighted. "Equity markets are like real estate; you don't buy a good house in a deteriorating suburb. Essentially, we look for stocks we like in good ...

Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... about central banks worrying about inflation have pushed up short-term bond yields that, in turn, put pressure on equity markets. For instance, the all ordinaries index fell by 1.1% in the week ended October 29 as the yield on the 10-year Australian ...

Pendal recovers losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... expanding our product offering," Pendal Group chief executive Nick Good said. "We start the new financial year with equity markets near all-time highs. However, we see pressure on flows, particularly in the institutional channel. While this may have ...

Maple-Brown Abbott hires for new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... globally. In the past 20 years, emerging markets have risen from a quarter of world GDP to now close to half, while its equity markets are still a fraction of the size of those in the developed world." Moorhead added: "Emerging markets offer fertile ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... begin discussing a plan for adjusting the pace of asset purchases." Que horror! From this time on, every dip in the equity markets - and more generally, risk-off moves - became one of the major go to excuses. Good news on the US economy and progress ...

Maple-Brown Abbott launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... developed this new strategy recognising the importance dividends play in the long-term return provided by Asian equity markets," she said. "With nearly 20 years' experience in managing Asian equity portfolios across multiple market cycles, our disciplined ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... and small-medium size growth companies. Whineray acknowledged the fact that strong performance of global listed equity markets over the year helped boost returns. "With markets continuing to perform strongly and economies rebounding, supported by accommodative ...

MySuper continues stellar performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... continues to outperform the Single Strategy MySuper Index across four of seven age cohorts on the back of strong equity markets. CBA's Essential Super is best-performing lifecycle MySuper product across the most age cohorts, followed by Mine Super, CFS ...

YFYS spurs half to change asset mix

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... outperformed. That is a conditional correlation, he said, noting that the resounding view, on a conditional basis where equity markets underperform, is that bonds end up outperforming. "Abandoning one part of the diversification mix because rates are ...