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GQG Partners launches income strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... Rajiv Jain said. "We believe this approach should help our clients protect on the downside during periods of market volatility and compound their wealth over the long run." GQG managing director Australia Laird Abernethy added that the strategy is expected ...

Australians look to gift crypto assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
... respondents prioritise it when choosing where to buy crypto, while 78% said they look for low fees. For 64%, market volatility is a key issue while close to half were worried about unscrupulous activity and scams. A further 41% said the lack of acceptance ...

Unlisted asset valuation processes largely inadequate: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
... APRA noted that only six RSE licensees it looked at had dedicated valuation committees in place prior to the market volatility seen early last year. These funds demonstrated stronger overall governance and oversight capabilities, the regulator said. ...

Super executives switching options in conflict: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
ASIC has released the results of surveillance into investment switching by super fund executives during market volatility at the start of the pandemic, finding possible conflicts of interest. ASIC looked at a sample of 23 trustees (including trustees ...

Vanguard cuts fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... cushion an investment portfolio and can help smooth out an otherwise anxiety-inducing ride during periods of market volatility," Reedman said. "And if there is one lesson to be learnt from the last 18 months, it is that uncertainty induced volatility ...

How YFYS test will change currency investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... between fully hedged and unhedged global equities during the GFC and a 15% difference during the COVID-19 induced market volatility in March 2020. This is relevant to how funds respond to the YFYS reforms, he said. "In an era of YFYS performance tests ...

Mercer hires regional endowments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... "In the current economic environment, endowments and foundations are facing a new world with new challenges. Market volatility has tested many governance structures, and the years ahead will redefine how endowments and foundations are looking at themselves ...

IMAP names award winners

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... consultants in this year's IMAP Awards. During challenging investment periods with record high levels of investment market volatility and record low rates on cash, our strategy continues to deliver on its investment objective," RAM director and portfolio ...

Perpetual LIC turns around performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... research which allows the team to adapt to changing market conditions and make adjustments accordingly. "The market volatility led by COVID-19 provided opportunities to invest in companies with strong balance sheets which we believed were undervalued ...

Funds valued illiquid asset correctly: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... deputy chair Karen Chester said over 2.5 million investors can take comfort from the findings in that during the market volatility of 2020, fund managers' illiquid-asset valuation practices were robust, timely and consistent with ASIC guidance and ...