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Super funds predict Aussie dollar fall

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... to 28% from 18% in 2013 and for corporate funds to 20% from 17 per cent From October 2013 to September 2015, the fully hedged index (MSCI world ex Australia equities) underperformed by 8.6% 2015 FX exposure in emerging markets rose to 44% in 2015 from ...

Maple-Brown Abbott global infra fund added to platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... (11.8%). As at 30 September 2015, the fund has over $248 million in funds under management, including over $47 million in the hedged version of the fund. The fund manager said it has ample capacity. In August 2015, the hedged version of the Fund was ...

ETF flows up despite market underperformance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... inflows of $78 million or 1.1% in August. Its biggest mover from a funds flow perspective was the iShares Global 100 AUD Hedged which more than doubled in size as the Australian dollar reached its recent lows against the US dollar.

Vanguard to launch international fixed income ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... indices. The Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index ETF and Vanguard International Credit Securities Index ETF, both hedged to the Australian dollar, will be launched at the end of 2015, subject to regulatory approval. They will be the first international ...

BetaShares launches two new funds

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... funds, both targeted at US equities. According to BetaShares' statement, the BetaShares Geared US Equity Fund - Currency Hedged fund will "maintain exposure to "the 500 largest securities listed in the US, weighted by market capitalisation," hedged to ...

ASX builds fund supermarket

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... exchange-traded product," Casarotti says. He says the future is likely to see a replication of what they currently do. "We want a hedged version of the global fund in the same way we have got hedged and un-hedged in the unlisted market. We're just starting ...

Magellan launches hedged global equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
Magellan Financial Group has listed a currency hedged version of its Global Equities Fund, which has grown to over $257 million in five months. The Magellan Global Equities Fund (Currency Hedged) is set to start trading on the Australian Securities ...

Australia underperforms as China slows down: Russell

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... in 2014, while the 10-year return on Australian equities fell from 9.2% to 7.1% at the end of 2014. On the other hand, hedged international shares overtook Australian equities and they were the strongest performing asset over a 10-year period, delivering ...

Property groups looking through the schooner glass

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... retail portfolio through Dan Murphy's and BWS retail liquor assets, "provided them with exposure to a high quality CPI-hedged resilient rental income cash flow, generated from a high calibre tenant." Woolworths' businesses became Charter Hall's largest ...

China exposure best through Australia: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... on a combination of local government bonds and finance corporate bonds, all in local currency." Half of the currency is hedged, and the other half is unhedged. "India has benefitted from falling oil prices, its government has credibility and the reforms ...