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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... from the Melbourne Institute's survey of consumer inflationary expectations, along with the resurgence in the Australian dollar, would strengthen speculation for further RBA rate cuts. The Melbourne Institute's survey of consumer inflation expectations ...

Magellan full year profits up 14%

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... management for at least three to five years. The Magellan Global Fund lost 0.1% in the 12 months to 30 June in Australian dollar terms after fees, next to a 0.4% from the benchmark. Over the past three and five-year periods, however, performance remains ...

K2 hurt by Brexit call

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... funds' non-UK positions as, in local currency terms, financials were down 6.1% in June. The sharp rise in the Australian dollar versus the GBP of 13% in June also had an impact on K2's performance. Neal said K2 expected the US Federal Reserve to lift ...

BetaShares grows suite with two new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
BetaShares has launched two new exchange traded funds to give investors low-cost diversified exposure to global healthcare and agriculture stocks. The new funds are BetaShares Global Healthcare ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: DRUG) and the BetaShares Global ...

BetaShares launches new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... miners. The fact that MNRS is currency hedged is, in our view, very important for Australian investors, as the Australian dollar has tended to be positively correlated with the $US gold price over time. That means in periods when the gold price is rising ...

Magellan eyes 'exponential growth' from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... June in the immediate aftermath of the UK referendum on EU membership, while the pound fell 10% against the Australian dollar. The combined impact on the fund's performance was a detraction of 1.2% during this period. The falls contributed to the Magellan ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... they added. Coupled with strong international demand, Australian grainfed beef exports were assisted by a lower Australian dollar for most of the year. Against the USD the AUD averaged US 0.728 cents for the year and was 13% lower than 2014-15. The AUD ...

Absolute returns no longer the domain of instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... have been significant market changes over the past three years, from large declines in commodity prices and the Australian dollar, to the continued flight to yield by many investors. In this environment capital preservation has become a key theme," Rosenbloom ...

Morningstar introduces global risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... Americas, emerging Asia-Pacific, emerging Europe and emerging Middle-East. Finally, the currency factors are the Australian dollar, British pound, Canadian dollar, euro, yen, New Zealand dollar and Swiss franc. Commenting on the launch, Morningstar head ...

T. Rowe Price strengthens global offering

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
T. Rowe Price has launched an Australian dollar hedged version of its flagship global equity fund, the T. Rowe Price global equity (hedged) fund. The new fund is designed to minimise the impact of a rising Australian dollar on international investments ...