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Advisers split on COVID-19 opportunity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... distancing requirements. Asked about the topics covered in discussions with clients, advisers said investment and market performance dominated conversations. However, almost 61% of advisers said they'd been discussing the importance of staying the course ...

Pendal's product pipeline for 2020

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... $86 billion at March end, after losing $3.9 billion to outflows, and $15.7 billion to investment-related factors (performance, market movements and distribution). Statutory NPAT for first half of FY20 was down 21% over first half of FY19 to $54.8 million. ...

Active share, past outperformance can predict returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... house reports. However, while some researchers have found active share as a valuable predictor of unlisted funds' performance, others have questioned its limited utility (for example, research so far focused on equities and managed funds). A new research ...

AMP defends hefty remuneration bill

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... not cut executive pay in order to make room for a dividend Murray again said that it was important for the long term performance of the company that it is able to attract quality talent. Murray also confirmed the board did not engage a remuneration consultant. ...

Macquarie advice shift offers mixed results

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... "Macquarie's full-year result has also been subject to the effects of this crisis and a strong underlying financial performance in FY20 was impacted by a material increase in credit and other impairment charges, primarily reflecting the deterioration ...

How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... the market, and they have used that to buy up those positions," he said. "But this selling was dwarfed by the strong performance in markets in April." Over the short term, the government's ERS could impact ASX stock prices, as super funds rush to offload ...

Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... surge in COVID-19 cases, Grana and Culley argued. Vulnerable countries were also likely to experience poor currency performance, they said, with investors shunning risk assets during the COVID-19 crisis to short local currencies and hedge their holdings. ...

Long/Short fund returns 23.2% in April

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... the beginning of the year - and down 9.53% over the past 12 months. It's the fund's strongest month on record, with performance broadly spread by stock and sector. In an ASX announcement, the fund said the surge in performance came following enormous ...

Almost $1bn wiped off risk market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... insurance policies, was down 77.5%. Meanwhile, BT/Westpac was down 60.4% and AIA was down 39.2%. Reflecting its strong performance, TAL's overall market share has increased. It now represents 28.6% of the market as opposed to 23% a year ago. AIA, on ...

Super switching three times higher: CFS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... timely communications." Tully added that reacting to short-term market movements can have an impact on the long-term performance of your super. "It's crucial for members not to lose sight of their long-term goals and personal investment objectives and ...