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Magellan remains cautious, for now

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... from its global and high conviction funds. Having increased the cash balances across both its high conviction and global equities funds strategies by the end of April, Magellan wants to see a meaningful reduction in the risk associated with the global ...

Super fund awards global equities mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
A $43 billion superannuation fund has awarded a concentrated global equities mandate to Neuberger Berman. State Super has handed Neuberger Berman an undisclosed sum, following a tender process to identify managers that could play a differentiated role ...

Fund pulls mandate, alters pandemic definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... March 2020, the AMP Capital managed option had a 4.8% allocation to real estate with the majority of the portfolio in equities (62.8%) and fixed interest (24.9%). QSuper indicated a higher range of allocation to real estate at between 0% and 30% (AMP ...

Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... result of the pandemic, and said SMSFs would too feel the pinch, particularly given one quarter of SMSF assets are in equities. "There is much to be said for claims that SMSFs could rekindle some momentum from this," Dunnin said. "But we should note ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... determine value. Through this lens, Alankar argues a short-lived bounce in stock prices isn't unheard of. "In late 2008, equities rallied in response to the Federal Reserve's (Fed) first round of quantitative easing and other programs aimed at supporting ...

Boutique launches sustainable Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
A Legg Mason boutique that manages $20 billion has launched a new sustainable equity strategy that will use proprietary sustainability analysis instead of just relying on negative screening. Martin Currie Australia Sustainable Equity Strategy will be ...

Currency-hedged ETFs gather pace

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... ASX-listed ETFs, taking the local ETF market to $61.3 billion in funds under management. Investors were most attracted by equities and cash ETFs during the month. Of the 10 ETFs that attracted the most new money, currency-hedged ETFs took four spots ...

State Street fund purges tobacco, weapons

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
State Street's international equities trust, which tracks MSCI World ex Australia, is set to exclude tobacco and controversial weapons. It will make the changes from July 1, for both the hedged and unhedged versions of the State Street International ...

AMP Capital cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
AMP Capital has dropped the management fees on its ESG-focused equities fund by 15bps, while also updating its screening thresholds. The AMP Capital Sustainable Share Fund will shift from charging 70 bps per year to 55 bps per year. It has tightened ...

Regal Atlantic fund perks up in April

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... the start of the year after accounting for March and February performance. "Long-term bond yields continue to compress, equities remain inexpensive relative to bonds and ongoing volatility offers good opportunities to profit from short-term price dislocations. ...