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AustralianSuper to cut equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... $142 billion superannuation fund is trimming stocks in its default option, as it moves from a growth outlook to a more neutral one. Speaking at a members' forum in Sydney last night, AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said the ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... could "could convey a false sense of precision in light of the considerable uncertainty surrounding all estimates of the neutral federal funds rate". The Fed's estimate for the neutral rate ranges between 2.5% and 3.5%. But with the September dot ...

ETFs attracting more money than LICs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... unconstrained resources strategy was rebooted as a LIC that led a $250 million IPO. Last month, former Macquarie market neutral managers launched Firetrail's, $304.5 million IPO. After all the product launches, the ASX now has double the number of ...

Three down one to go, then another three in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... of the phrase, "The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative..." which implied US interest rates have hit their neutral levels - i.e. the level at which interest rates don't boost or hinder economic growth. Another interest rate hike expected ...

Firetrail to launch $305m IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... boutique's investment team is led by Patrick Hodgens, Blake Henricks and James Miller, who ran Maquarie's market neutral fund. The investment team and their associates will take up at least 500,000 shares ($1 million of the $304.5 million IPO) ...

Women missing from C-suite lineups

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... Kathleen Murphy said: "Flexible policies such as flexible hours or working virtually are often important-and they are gender neutral really, as they benefit everyone." "Both women and men want to have the ability to attend kids' events, or work flexibly ...

Kapstream renews industry fund relationship

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... investments," Bloom said. Earlier this year, Morningstar re-rated the Kapstream Absolute Return Income Fund from bronze to neutral. At the same time it talked up the fixed interest sector, saying: "The popularity of a handful of more-flexible, or unconstrained ...

New $500m boutique manager partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... boutique partnership with a manager helmed by former Challenger and Credit Suisse investors. Equus Point Capital is a market neutral strategy for Aussie equities that will target a return of 7.25% to 12.5% above the benchmark. The team has run the strategy ...

Chief economist update: The Goldilocks rate of interest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
The neutral interest rate is the Goldilocks level of the fed funds rate - not too cold that it would continue stimulating growth (and lift inflation) and not too hot that it would cause economic activity to slow. Ho-hum. US Federal Reserve Chairman ...

Outlook darkens for bank stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... responsible lending, tightening credit conditions for banks. UBS has cut the 12-month rating for Westpac to sell from neutral since its last credit crunch report in March. Westpac joins NAB and Bank of Queensland which also currently have a sell rating ...