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Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister, markets react

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... previous leadership spills in 2010, 2013 and 2015, Australian markets' reactions have varied widely. In 2010, both equities and currency recovered within a few months. However, in 2015, equities trended down over six months while currency ended the ...

Smart beta on the rise: Van Eck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... compared to 37% in 2016. Those using a smart beta approach are largely doing so to access Australian and international equities, and fixed income. Survey respondents cited the ability to outperform as the key reason for changing their approach (64%) ...

Macquarie Wrap adds Vanguard SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... Available strategies include conservative, balanced, growth and high growth options and comprise a blend of Australian equities, international equities and fixed income. Vanguard head of distribution Matthew Lumsden said the fund manager plans to expand ...

JPMorgan fund excludes tobacco, cuts fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... about global growth and trade tensions. It has led the fund to be positioned with slightly lower equity exposure. In equities the fund no longer holds a long position on financials although it still maintains exposure to Chinese banks. This article was ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... appreciation as the Fed continues its policy "normalisation" drive. The chart below shows the sharp descent in emerging market equities since the middle of this year - down 6.6% compared to the 3.1% positive return of developed equity markets. Note however ...

Global equities fund purges tobacco, fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
An international equities fund that holds about $300 million of Aussie insto money is purging itself clean of all investments in tobacco and fossil fuels. Vontobel is a Swiss asset manager with $167 billion in assets under management. About 11.4% of ...

New $500m boutique manager partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... helmed by former Challenger and Credit Suisse investors. Equus Point Capital is a market neutral strategy for Aussie equities that will target a return of 7.25% to 12.5% above the benchmark. The team has run the strategy successfully for the last year-and-a-half ...

Alternative investment manager partners with VC firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... blended IIR of 18.4% since its inception in 2012. Auctus invests in alternative assets whose returns are not correlated to equities and bond markets. This includes venture capital, private equity, real estate, hedge funds and debt funds. Its current ...

AFIC appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... Fund's board of guardians. He has also held directorships at Goldman Scahs and JB Were. Djeriwarrh invests in Australian equities "with a focus on stocks with an active options market." The firm had a market capitalisation of about $730 million as of ...

Pengana LIC profitable again

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... solid profits for the financial year, springing back from last year's losses of $23 million. Pengana International Equities (PIA) raked in a total investment income of $40 million, up 260% over the previous financial year. Net profit after tax totalled ...