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Real return funds underperforming

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... delivered two percentage points less than some traditional multi-asset funds as real return managers winded down their equities exposures. Latest Zenith research found real return funds cut their Aussie equities allocations from 13.6% in December 2016 ...

EM investors seek China alternative amid trade war

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... the breakdown in diplomatic dialogue between China and the US, and the chance of a new "cold war" could hurt Chinese equities. US Vice President Mike Pence indicated in a recent speech that a new era of adversarial relations is emerging and China is ...

Macquarie, CFS top Aussie fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... said: "There is an increasing interest from investors in high conviction active strategies in Australia, specifically in equities, and we see boutique start-ups continue to emerge in this space." This is likely to be driven by investors looking for more ...

Super funds react to market sell off

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... On October 25, The S&P/ASX 200 closed more than 6% lower than at the start of the year, on the back of a slump in US equities, rising interest rates and escalated trade tensions between US and China. This was close to the index's level of 5652 seen ...

Retirement planning gets a recession check

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... capital growth over the next year, you could still have the yield," Tim says. He thinks bank-heavy ASX stocks as well as US equities are both risky. But blue-chip investments are the best bet as they will retain liquidity even if they go down in value. ...

CFSGAM Aussie equities executive on the move

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
A $2.5 trillion global investment manager is welcoming a former CFSGAM head of core Australian equities as its investment director in Australia. Matthew Reynolds has linked with Capital Group with a remit to provide strategic advice on investment strategy ...

Magellan boosts retail push for Airlie

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
Magellan is close to listing an Australian equities strategy from its recent acquisition of Airlie Funds Management as part of a bid to bring more retail money to the former insto-only strategy. Exchange-traded units of the Airlie Australian Share Fund ...

IFM Investors expands to Switzerland

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... and Australia that manage institutional strategies across infrastructure (equity and debt), debt investments, listed equities and private equities.

CFS strikes strategic distribution deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... a strategic alliance with a global investment manager that will see Australian investors gain access to a new global equities fund. CFS is partnering with Baillie Gifford to distribute the Baillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth Fund. CFS general manager ...

MSCI Australia executive director departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... with more than $3 billion in assets under management. He was also previously one of the portfolio managers for Asian equities at Perennial Investment Partners and a head of risk for less than a year after he left the CBA role. MSCI's ANZ product lines ...