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Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... included an image of a phone searching Facebook for "heil Hitler" showing that results are blocked, and instead the search returns an image of two hands holding each other with a message from Facebook saying, "These keywords may be associated with dangerous ...

VanEck launches hedged version of $520m ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... Google, Walt Disney, Visa, Mastercard and Johnson & Johnson and Nestle. "QHAL gives investors peace of mind that their returns won't be eroded by the impact of a strengthening Australian dollar," Neiron said. "The decision to hedge your currency ...

CFR, ATO report on SMSF borrowing arrangements

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... loan from a third party lender and then using that loan to purchase an asset held in a separate trust with investment returns earned from the asset going to the SMSF. If the loan defaults, the lender's rights to the asset are limited because the asset ...

Top staff at Regal get equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... acquired a "confidential" amount of equity in the boutique which now manages $1.6 billion and has enjoyed 15 years of good returns from its alternative funds. "The key executives have now been incentivised not just around their salary and bonuses but ...

Hostplus partners to launch PE emerging managers program

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... future allocation of our client." "We believe successful US emerging managers program members tend to deliver higher fund returns, on average, compared to the returns of their former funds. In addition, with their successes, when they become more established ...

Chief economist update: Fed on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... the Fed's gentler policy would trickle down onto the policies of other central banks around the globe. Re-flation returns? If so, the Fed's prediction for a 25 bps interest rate hike in 2020 would be right on target (and perhaps, resume its normal ...

Emerging markets for the win: ABDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... income, you can take it and stick it in your pocket," he said. He cited Credit Suisse research that compared the investment returns for 19 countries from 1900 to 2010. Just $1 invested at the lowest quintile dividend yield would have grown to $370 while ...

Neilsons sell 10% of Platinum

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... year, handing over the role to co-founder Clifford. Platinum had a tough 2018, as seven of its eight funds made negative returns relative to their benchmarks. Overall, profit after tax was down 27% in the six months to December. The boutique's $25 billion ...

QIC acquires European airport stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... are continuously looking for attractive infrastructure investments worldwide that help us realize stable and long-term returns for ABP and other pension fund clients we work for." "This investment in Brussels Airport, on behalf of ABP, fits the core ...

Investors stick with managed accounts despite volatility

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... latest data - produced in conjunction with Milliman - shows investors paid little attention to the headwinds. "The census returns tell us that very few investors became worried by the market volatility and other news," Potter said. "The vast majority ...