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Avoid listed wealth giants: UBS

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... a recession, with two listed wealth giants in its negative column. Analysts from global wealth giant UBS' Australian equities teams have called out AMP and IOOF as two stocks investors should avoid amid the current turmoil engulfing financial markets ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... Markets Index ended 2019 up 18.4% in 2019. So far in the COVID-19 sell-off the benchmark has fallen 30%. Yet, in its latest equities report, Morningstar found that the Asian and emerging market bourses had performed surprisingly better than their developed ...

Hamish Douglass remains confident amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... investment officer Hamish Douglass believes COVID-19 could lead to near total economic shutdown, but says his global equities portfolio is well positioned to withstand the current volatile environment. To reduce risk, Douglass has increased the portfolio's ...

Frontier warns super fund clients of recession

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... risks last year and advised our clients to take a more defensive stance with their asset allocation [like] a bit less equities, more cash and more foreign currency exposure," he said.

RBA pulls QE trigger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... this sentiment was repeated in today's announcement Lowe first noted financial market volatility has been very high, equities have experienced large declines and government bond yields are at historic lows. "The functioning of major government bond ...

Mirae appoints wholesale distribution lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... Australia for about five years and currently manages about $300 million for Australian institutional investors in two Asian equities (ex Japan) strategies that are managed by a Hong Kong-based team: the Asia Sector Leaders Equity Fund and Asia Great ...

Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... Cash is king. Sure, sure. Zero return on cash (or even small negative) is relatively better than the 20% plus losses on equities (so far). "Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink." "Water, water everywhere but not a fish to catch." In another ...

Coronavirus puts rocket under shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... through the world. The market inflows have translated into juicy inflows for three shorting ETFs, the BetaShares Australian Equities Bear Hedge Fund (ASX: BEAR), the BetaShares US Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund - Currency Hedged (ASX: BBUS), and the ...

Ellerston, Morphic look to oust Perpetual

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... Management, saying it can offer investors a better deal on the fees. The Morphic Global Opportunities Fund invests in global equities and is managed by former Hunter Hall investors Jack Lowenstein and Chad Slater. The fund has been running since July ...

Best, worst equities performers in COVID-19 sell-off revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
Latest insights show the fortunes of the 2019 equities rally laggards have changed, having so far come out on top during the COVID-19 crisis. Asia and emerging market strategies have topped their diversified global equities counterparts amid the dramatic ...