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Fundamentals return to the forefront in EM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... rates appear attractively valued when analysed against developed markets and on an inflation-adjusted basis. "We remain neutral on EM sovereign credit, a sector offering historically compelling valuations, but where many issuers are confronting a challenging ...

Aussie equities winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... BlackRock Advantage Australian Equity Fund (from bronze to silver), CFS (now First Sentier Investors) Equity Income (from neutral to bronze), Fidelity Future Leaders (from silver to gold), Platypus Australian Equities (from neutral to bronze). Downgraded ...

BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... modest overweight. BlackRock's latest six to 12 month tactical views on major global asset classes (in USD terms) are now neutral for all global asset classes (equities, government bonds and cash) except credit, which it upgraded in April. "We are mostly ...

Future Fund falls 3.4% in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... rates, options -- that added a lot of value and the hedge fund program was broadly flat. It's designed to be a market neutral strategy. There were a few defensive funds in there for exactly that purpose and they did perform as expected but broadly ...

Melbourne hedge fund quietly folds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... division and backed by a family office is currently in the process of winding up. Qato Capital had three funds, in market neutral, long/short fund, and active share style. It was backed by single family office Larkfield Funds Management. It won a couple ...

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 ...

Not safe to launch: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
APRA will not issue a new superannuation licence any time within the next six months, with the prudential regulator keen to avoid the early failure of new super funds at the hands of COVID-19. APRA has suspended the issuance of new licences to budding ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... period of increased volatility. "Aggressive central bank easing globally has been favourable for managers with a bias to neutral or longer duration positions," Morningstar said. "Meanwhile, instability in credit markets has also seen a flight to the ...

Prodigy folds, two boutiques to shut

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... Contango. Equus Point Capital was set up by Rob Stewart, formerly of CFSGAM and Challenger and Toby Masters. They ran a market neutral fund benchmarked to cash. It has returned -4.03% so far this financial year, to February end. Prodigy was an 80/20 ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... said. BP, on the other hand, doesn't meet Peers' criteria even though the company has announced it will be carbon neutral by 2050. "Best case, BP is investing in solar and wind to make to bit by bit replace the market share they are going to ...