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First Sentier takes stake in renewable energy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... infrastructure investments globally with a focus on mid-market companies in the transportation, utility and renewables sectors worldwide. The firms expect to complete the transaction in the fourth quarter of 2020 or early 2021, subject to regulatory ...

Facebook, Google face crypto class action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... the case is unsuccessful. Companies doing business in Australia which engage in anti-trust violations can be sued for worldwide damages in Australian courts.

VanEck to launch four new ETFs

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
VanEck is set to launch four new ETFs, capitalising on innovation in healthcare and major worldwide trends such as eSports. These include a Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO), Global Healthcare Leaders ETF (HLTH), Morningstar World ex-Australia Wide ...

Global public debt to reach 101.5% of GDP: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... "The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already prompted an unprecedented fiscal policy response of close to $11 trillion worldwide," the IMF said. "But with confirmed cases and fatalities still rising fast, policymakers will have to keep the public health ...

Top traded stocks revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... pandemic allowed Tesla to raise over $2 billion in cash, which was a key move in hindsight as most of its warehouses worldwide were closed during the fallout of the pandemic. "A recent email leaked from Tesla chief executive Elon Musk saw the share price ...

S&P warns of record fallen angels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... has the largest number of potential "fallen angel" companies with 58 in rated debt. There have been 30 bond issuers worldwide to receive fallen angel status and a record 126 on a rating of BBB-, the lowest investment-grade rung. The ratings agency said ...

Profound uncertainty remains: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... re-imposition of lockdowns," Gopinath said. "Most tragically, this pandemic has already claimed hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide. The resulting economic crisis is unlike anything the world has seen before." Gopinath labelled the COVID-19 crisis ...

Global boutique reduces fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... on global and emerging markets equities strategies. The firm manages $59 billion of discretionary and advisory assets worldwide, as at 31 May 2020, with more than $4 billion of that representing 30 institutional investors in Australasia.

Survey shows future of mandates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
A survey of 110 pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies worldwide has revealed the new priority position ESG is taking in asset allocation. The survey was produced by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable ...

Best, worst global equities funds in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... five best performing global equities funds in Morningstar's 75-funds-qualitative-coverage were: Stewart Investors W Worldwide Sustainability (-0.58% return for March quarter), followed by GQG Partners Global Equity (-0.94%), BetaShares' ETHI ETF (-1.07%) ...