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IFM Investors ready to ramp up corporate lending

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
The industry-super-owned fund manager's credit team has about $500 million to deploy in the year ahead, eyeing opportunities in lending to mid-sized companies that will be forced to refinance after the COVID-19 crisis. IFM's credit team manages about ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... programs aimed at supporting the economy," he said. "While investors welcomed these moves, it can be argued that some took their eye off the ball and didn't fully grasp the harm being wrought on the real economy." Other parts of the market, he said ...

COVID-19 ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
With days, weeks, and months passing in what seems a blink of an eye, Australians have become accustomed to the comfort of working from home. So what does it mean for commercial real estate and those invested in it? Perhaps many, arguably those without ...

Pengana eyes fully franked dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Pengana is trying to draw investors into one of its international equities vehicles by amending its investment mandate with an objective to fully frank future dividends. Pengana International Equities (ASX:PIA) said it has implemented a change in the ...

Aussie banks battered by pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
Australia's banks have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with cash earnings down more than 40% compared to the same time last year. According to EY analysis of Australia's big four banks' half year results, combined cash earnings were ...

Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... the key indicator is now how long will it take and how it will look in this new world. PMI data will be the key - keep your eye on this indicator." Conway said he had just started to become a little more bullish once again. "The market had the big selloff ...

ESG investing now mainstream: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... their performance will not be adversely impacted by the fall in share prices," Green explained. The COVID-19 crisis had been eye opening for investors who lagged behind the growing movement towards ESG or responsible investing, he said. "The current ...

Tail-risk hedging pays off for super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... reported that the Universa Investments fund returned 4144% year-to-date at the end of March. Following news of the hedge fund's eye watering returns, Taleb told Bloomberg Television that a pandemic like COVID-19 was entirely predictable but almost impossible ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... that it's somewhat binary, its hunky dory 99% of the time, until it's not, and it dramatically changes in the blink of an eye," Geffin said. "All of a sudden you can't sell an asset for anything other than a fire sale price during a liquidity crisis ...

Super fund temporarily cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... "While getting through the next few months is obviously everyone's first priority, it's also important to keep one eye to the future and ensure we're not short-changing our super during this crisis."