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AMP bleeds $18 billion

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... financial decisions. "Markets in quarter one were extremely volatile particularly in March, with significant falls in equities, fixed income and key commodities impacting our assets under management. We have seen some recovery since the quarter-end ...

Best, worst performing Aussie equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
Morningstar has revealed the Australian equities funds that topped and tanked during the March quarter, which ended with S&P/ASX 200 falling nearly 30% from its February 20 all-time high. The quarter saw the main benchmarks for large cap Australian ...

Challenger winds up boutique partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... switching to cash and withdrawing funds," Howes said. Fidante Partners FUM fell 11% to $56 billion, but received inflows into equities as superannuation funds and other institutional investors rebalanced. On annuity sales, Howes said adviser channel ...

Market pain to continue: State Street

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... State Street Global Advisors senior investment strategist Raf Choudhury, this uncertainty and volatility surrounding equities, fixed income and currency markets has pushed investors to take on more risk. "As we progress into the second quarter of the ...

Ethical fund manager wears $520m hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... Rainmaker, around 21% of the $3.87 billion Australian Ethical managed as at December 2019 was invested in international equities. Specifically, the firm lost about $290 million from its superannuation arm and about $230 from its manager fund business ...

AMP Capital shutters global equities fund for platform investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
Dwindling assets under management have forced AMP Capital to close a global equities fund for wholesale investors on platforms. AMP Capital's wholesale global equity - growth fund for platform investors (Class M) was closed last Friday. The decision ...

Powerwrap adds Chi-X offering

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... said. "High net worth investors look beyond the Australian market and are keenly aware of the value to be found in US equities," Davidson said. "By bringing some of these US-listed mega cap companies to Australian investors, Chi-X is fulfilling an important ...

Aberdeen Standard global equities funds downgraded

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
International equities funds offered by Aberdeen Standard Investments in the local market have been downgraded to neutral at Morningstar on the back of a style drift. In January ASI announced its head of equities Stephen Docherty would leave the firm ...

US fund manager expands into Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... also worked with Aberdeen Standard Investments and HSBC Australia. GQG Partners is an independent Florida-based boutique equities manager that opened its Australian office in 2018. It has around $47.8 billion in funds under management as at 31 March ...

BlackRock profits slump during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... products attracted the most inflows (US$52.4 billion) while products in other asset classes also reported positive inflows: equities (US$3.2 billion), multi-asset (US$ 4.4 billion), alternatives (US$9.2 billion). In terms of investment style, long-term ...