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Aussie funds bleed $4bn in March

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
Investors redeemed over $3.8 billion from local managed funds in April, in the largest monthly net outflows on record, according to Calastone. So far, November 2018 has been the only month with material net outflows in Australia as investors responded ...

Pandemic puts pressure on ETF spreads

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
The spreads on many exchange-traded products were wider than usual amid the COVID-19 market crash, with price discovery becoming increasingly more difficult. That's according to ETF Securities co-head of sales Kanish Chugh, who pointed to global equity ...

BNY Mellon IM boutique heads for ASX mFunds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
Insight Investment is listing a multi-asset fund on the ASX's mFunds marketplace, in a first for BNY Mellon's boutique partners. The Insight Diversified Inflation Plus Fund invests across equities, bonds, real assets and total return strategies ...

ESG performing positively: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... MSCI SRI Index methodology is constructed to mitigate active sector and active regional exposures by performing a best-in-class selection per the Global Industry Classification Standard sector and sub-region, there can be residual unintended country ...

BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... government bonds and cash) except credit, which it upgraded in April. "We are mostly sticking to benchmark holdings on an asset class level; prefer credit over equities; and favor rebalancing into the risk asset decline," it said in a research note led ...

State Street model portfolios land on BT Panorama

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
Advisers using BT's flagship platform now have access to a suite of State Street ETF model portfolios, as the popularity of managed accounts continues to climb. All State Street risk-based ETF model portfolios are now accessible through BT Panorama ...

Industry fund revalues unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... Statewide said. "On that higher number the various diversified options still maintain their shape in terms of multi-asset class diversification."

Bitcoin bonanza amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... indices by a mile. Bitcoin, which started the year rising from US$7500 to US$10,5O0, fell just as badly as every other asset class, as economic uncertainty saw investors rush to sell down their holdings and move into cash. At its low, Bitcoin fell to ...

A case for flexible asset allocation: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
Investment managers with fixed multi-asset allocations may have been better served by a flexible approach during the COVID-19 crisis. That's according to First Sentier Investors, who argue a flexible, dynamic multi-asset approach to investing can ...

Praemium adds Chi-X products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
From today, financial advisers using Praemium have access to Chi-X's suite of funds, TraCRs and warrants. Praemium has become the latest wealth management platform to recognise the popularity of Chi-X's range of products, after Powerwrap made the firm's ...