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Discover the best performing asset class of 2023: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... higher than the Reserve Bank of Australia in 2023. Global small caps (unhedged) achieved a 15.62%, followed by Australian equities at 12.13%, and emerging market debt 12.01%, rounding out the top five asset classes. "Investors with a technology and growth ...

Magellan bleeds another $1bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... inflows of $200 million. Its global equities strategy FUM decreased $600 million, while its infrastructure and Australian equities strategies both retracted by $200 million, respectively. Magellan's share price rose 1.14%, marking a 27.38% increase over ...

The funds delivering up to 30% returns: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... index. The other funds to make the top 10 were Selector's High Conviction Equity Fund (27.3%), Glenmore's Australian Equities Fund (26.7%), Hyperion's Australians Growth Fund (24.5%), First Sentier's Australian Equities Concentrated Fund (23.4%), First ...

S&P/ASX200 tipped to hit 8300: VanEck

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... prove to be stickier than the market anticipates, which reaffirms our higher-for-longer bias," VanEck's Australian equities outlook report shows. Market confidence comes off the back of a soft landing that is likely to eventuate, VanEck said, noting ...

Superhero introduces $2 brokerage

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... Competitor Saxo lowered its brokerage fees on January 15 to enable investors to trade for as little as $3 on Australian equities. Other platforms such as Stake charges the same amount, while CommSec and SelfWealth users pay as much as $5 and $9.50 re ...

Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
The Australian equity market is slightly overvalued following a strong rally, according to Morningstar's Q2 2024 outlook. The S&P/ASX 200 benchmark has climbed about 15% from its October 2023 lows to hover around 7800, signalling what Morningstar called ...

Australian Ethical eyes small caps as play for advisers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
Last year, global equities significantly outperformed Australian equities, largely driven by the remarkable performance of the world's largest technology companies - dubbed the Magnificent Seven. However, Australian Ethical points to stretched valuations ...

Female fund managers boast 1.2% alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... one of three assessment pillars that include Parent and Process. Since 2016, Stevanovic's management of the Australian equities fund has outperformed both index and category peers, positively adding to the strong historical track record, Morningstar ...

Low investor demand sees equities funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
An Australian equities fund from a global manager and an emerging markets equities offering from a local boutique will both be terminated. Both T. Rowe Price and Paradice Investment Management are shuttering funds, citing investors' best interests. ...

Indexed strategies to hit $1tn in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... account for 68% of the total indexed FUM. "The 'Big-3' hold 73% in international equities but 58% in Australian equities, while in asset classes with low indexing ratios the 'Big-3' concentration is even greater, surpassing 80%," said ...