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Aussie equities winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... "However, such periods also inevitably reveal some lacklustre performers." Morningstar said the debate should center on the alpha created by good active managers and the value that can be saved avoiding the bad ones, rather than active versus passive ...

Healthcare outperforms as financials plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... Health Care, and ResMed have also experienced strong long-term total returns." He predicts this trend will continue to create alpha for investors. "The S&P/ASX 200 healthcare [sector] has significantly outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 and the other largest ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... China ETF's has picked up." With coronavirus cases slowing in China, investors had recognised the opportunities for alpha as developed markets, like the US, continue to bleed red. "In our view, China is much closer to being back to normal and the ...

Global markets bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
US stocks ended in a sea of red on Wednesday as bleak economic data and corporate losses shifted what had been an almost eerily optimistic sentiment towards trade over the last few weeks. US markets had made somewhat of a recovery of late, with the ...

BlackRock bullish on China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... Chinese equities and bonds in global indices may boost broad-market returns, but security selection will be the key driver of alpha amid recovery, which will likely be uneven across sectors.

Super fund calls social media companies to action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
NZ Super has called on social media companies to do more to strengthen controls, one year on from the horrific Christchurch terror attack. Following the attack, more than one hundred global investors representing approximately US$7.5 trillion of assets-under-management ...

UBS says goodbye to ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... CBRE Clarion Solutions and Yarra Capital Management partnerships, building client-centric portfolios focused on delivering alpha." The funds that are closing include three international ETFs (Europe, Japan and US sub-indices of MSCI), two Morningstar ...

Chi-X continues TraCR roll out

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
Chi-X has released another tranche of US listed-blue chip company TraCRs to meet demand for local access to US mega cap stocks. Another 10 large US companies are available for Australians to gain exposure to, including Google parent company Alphabet ...

Global fund enters private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... specific clients. Chris Philips, head of Vanguard institutional advisory services, said many institutional clients are seeking alpha sources not readily available in the public markets. "While these organizations may want exposure to the opportunities ...

Aussie investment gurus delve into alternatives

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... high stock market valuations and low bond yields, alternatives can offer investors an interesting source of both income and alpha, especially for those who are taking a more outcome-oriented approach. Greater diversification into alternatives can also ...