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A case for flexible asset allocation: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... multi-asset solutions, Kej Somaia told Financial Standard. The asset manager's Real Return Fund had a 50% allocation to equities in 2020, but by the end of March it had reduced this to a 30% exposure. "This is a key differentiator when compared with ...

No golden ticket for super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... though contested, theory dictates that the performance of gold should have a negative correlation to the performance of equities. However, Williams said the current crisis is very much testing this theory. "The performance of gold through March reveals ...

Praemium adds Chi-X products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... virtual managed accounts platform (VMA), providing advisers with opportunities across a range of asset classes, including equities, indices, currencies, commodities and fixed income. Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian said it was important for ...

Future Fund falls 3.4% in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... we have always and continue to think that it's the whole portfolio that matters." "Having said that obviously, the equities and credit performed poorly and in line or roughly in line with the markets. So it was defensive overlay positions -- currency ...

Boutique manager taps former Challenger executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... at Deutsche in Sydney and London. Upon leaving AMP Capital in 2017 - where he was chief investment officer of global equities and fixed income - Beardow joined the firm, which has managed wholesale investor capital, in a series of managed accounts, since ...

Markets react as antiviral drug disappoints

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... the report, arguing the trial had been terminated early due to low enrolment, making the results inconclusive. Although equities slightly rebounded on Gilead's statement, the day of trade ended relatively flat. The Dow Jones closed up just 0.17%, after ...

The blame game

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... Prior to that, markets were at an all-time high, experiencing a 10-year bull run, so many funds had a high exposure to equities. To break away from the norm would risk under-performing. Matthew Griffith, head of portfolio construction and risk at JANA ...

Boutique launches new Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
COVID-19 shut downs and volatility are not holding back a Sydney-based boutique's plans to launch a new fund. Contact Asset Management tested its new small/mid cap fund via a paper portfolio for 18 months, before hitting launch in mid-March. The ...

Best, worst global equities funds in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
Paul Moore's PM Capital Global Companies was the worst performing global equities fund in the March quarter in Morningstar's universe, while a Stewart Investors fund came out on top. In the March quarter, while the local S&P/ASX Small Ords Total Return ...

Multi-asset strategies key in COVID-19 crisis: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... exposure over the last few weeks. "We've been taking a defensive stance - we're at about half of our usual exposure for equities, as defined by our NAA," Somaia said. "Maybe equity markets will look through the short term - but in reality we think we're ...