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Unconstrained bond funds disappoint in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... reflecting the additional credit risk inherent in some unconstrained strategies," said Newman. "This means that when equities are underperforming, unconstrained funds may tend to underperform as well, and that's what we've seen in 2015. "The purpose ...

Lack of scaleability curbs hedge fund appeal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... clients using a mix of quantitative strategies that trade liquid instruments across global markets including futures, equities, bonds, options, and spot and forward FX. The company newest offering, which it calls 'alternative beta', is aimed at smaller ...

Shaw and Partners appoints three senior advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... Macquarie veterans. Alasdair Burns and Greg Sadler have joined Shaw and Partners from Macquarie Private Wealth and Macquarie Equities respectively; both had been working at Macquarie for over 15 years each prior to making the move. Burns and Sadler will ...

Fidelity adds 12 funds to mFunds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... the ASX's mFund Settlement Scheme, adding 12 funds to the service. From February 22, mFund will offer the six global equities funds, three Asian equities funds and three Australian equities funds that Fidelity offers in Australia, to allow more advisers ...

Australian pension market still global leader

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... have become in global economic terms. Australia's aggressive growth may be put down to its high relative exposure to equities but since its 48% weighting is similar to the US and UK's 47% and 43% weightings, the report notes currency valuation change ...

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... these market conditions so that the income investor can avoid those stocks likely to produce poor shareholder returns. Equities remain a vital source of income for investors as global interest rates remain low."

Returns gap fuels 'dashboard' debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... investments within retail funds and not-for-profit funds," which it suggested may be due to a higher exposure to listed equities on the retail side and "infrastructure type risks" on the not-for-profit side. The full story is available in the latest ...

HNWIs foresee bullish 2016

ALEX BURKE  |  SATURDAY, 20 FEB 2016
... executive Nigel Green. "The survey overwhelmingly demonstrates that they are aware of the opportunities to buy high quality equities at the prices they want to pay. They are seeing more favourable choices to boost their portfolios for the longer-term." ...

Global market slide hits NZ Super Fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... wealth fund attributed this return to its weighting to growth assets - in particular its 65% allocation to international equities, which have taken a hit recently due to global market movements. However, the fund added that "as a long-term investor we ...

Magellan average monthly inflows hit $214m

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... According to Magellan chief executive Hamish Douglass, a major factor in this result is the flows into the company's global equities strategy, the Magellan Global Equities Fund, which has attracted over 8,500 unitholders and was listed on the ASX in ...