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Banks urged to step up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... banks and insurers in early April asking that they seriously consider deferring, or at least materially reducing, discretionary capital distributions in the months ahead." The call for banks to do their bit came as Lowe shared his bleak economic outlook. ...

Hedge funds rally in April, but YTD still bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... are down 11.09%. Developed markets funds were up 5.97% in April, but down 7.7% since December 31. Interestingly, a discretionary approach (+6.42%) proved to be more effective than its systematic counterpart (+0.96%). Since the beginning of the year ...

Death of dividends greatly exaggerated: Epoch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... financials, as we have already seen in Australia, they are always at the centre of the storm, as well as consumer discretionary stocks," McIntyre said. "Conversely, two sectors that have typically held up well in recessions are tech and healthcare. Dividends ...

Link feels impact of COVID-19

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... spoke of about 80% of the group's revenues being recurring in nature, with the services it provides being non-discretionary. "The defensive qualities of our earnings profile will support operating cash flow during this period of volatility," Link's ...

Investors back corporate bonds as COVID-19 winner

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... "dividends" and "coupons", according to Aberdeen Standard Investments head of Australian fixed income Garreth Innes. "The discretionary nature of dividends is often taken for granted when the economy is humming along, but they are nearly always the first ...

Pinnacle boutique launches Cayman fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... outperformance to S&P 500 in March and 14.04% outperformance in February. It has also outperformed the HFRI Macro Discretionary Thematic Index YTD and since February 2019 inception. "The focus of the fund in investing only in liquid products and its ...

Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... Resources (including Rio Tinto, BHP, OZ Minerals and Independence Group), Consumer Staples (like Woolworths), Consumer Discretionary (such as JB Hi-Fi), Health Care (like CSL and ResMed), Telecommunication Services (such as Telstra), Commercial & Professional ...

Property giant kicks off capital raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... gearing reducing to 28.6%. The fund is currently focused on convenience based retail centres, which focus on non-discretionary everyday needs and essential services. Charter Hall said the REIT was committed to continued portfolio curation through acquisition ...

IOOF joins FEW corporate partner lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
At a time when many organisations are limiting discretionary spending, IOOF is doing the opposite - signing on as the latest corporate partner to Financial Executive Women to provide staff with ongoing educational and professional support. IOOF has ...

Regal Atlantic fund down 58.6%

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... March impacted the short-term performance. It said it shorts positions in the education, financial and consumer discretionary names made a positive contribution to the portfolio but were not enough to offset the long holdings' large declines during ...