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A solution to active fund underperformance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... a binary set of rules. These passive, smart beta strategies track indexes that don't frequently buy and sell individual stocks, keeping transaction costs low." "The final reason passive smart beta avoids active management mistakes is that a smart beta ...

Aussie crypto investors bullish despite market volatility

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... acquired over 100,000 customers in Singapore. Its digital brokerage app offers investors access to more than 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, coupled with the ability to securely diversify with some of the world's top cryptocurrencies. Horton believes ...

Value investing a likely winner: Maple-Brown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... Maple-Brown said: "Stagflation fears and the end of easy money have already resulted in the de-rating of many high-flying stocks but it's likely there is still further to go which should favour value investors." "Valuations had reached extreme highs ...

NGS Super divests oil, gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... trajectory for how it can transition its portfolio to meet the 2030 target. In May the fund flagged that it would divest from stocks that they deem a stranded asset. "We didn't [divest] in 2021 off the back of our initial establishment of the target ...

4D Infrastructure launches currency hedged fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... volatility of earnings and higher yields than the broader equity markets," she said. "The revenues of most of the portfolio's stocks also have some form of inflation hedge, whether explicit or implicit." According to Shaw, the Hedged Fund will be managed ...

Mercer pumps $100m into Perennial Partners strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... exports. It employs a proprietary ESG&E (environmental, social, governance and engagement) scoring system in selecting stocks with E, S, and G each weighted 20% while engagement has a 40% weighting. Commenting on the mandate, Perennial Better Future ...

Recession a distinct possibility: Natixis

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
... Natixis noted that one of the key trends to emerge out of pandemic-driven disruptions has been the outperformance of value stocks. With rates on the rise and volatility back in earnest, value strategies have excelled, it said. Nevertheless, going forward ...

Inalytics develops new data-driven model

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... portfolios typically had around 160 holdings and managers would allocate to a sector or region and then select the best stocks within it. "Fund management has moved on since then, but attribution has not. Today, the average portfolio holds less than ...

Pearler raises $7.8m to continue growth

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... generation of holistic investing products." "Our thesis is that there is a big gap in the market between trading single stocks and having an advisor do everything for you." So far, 53,000 customers have already signed up to the platform since its launch ...

Uncertain times calls for portfolio dynamism: Insight

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... that alternative assets can help deliver this, however: "We also believe that you need exposure to a significant number of stocks, or bonds in the order of 180 or more, diversified across industries so that you're not subject to any major default ...