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Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... Management senior portfolio manager Darren Langer says government bond issuance picked up significantly in Australia and offshore throughout the GFC. In 2007, the sectors were relatively balanced at roughly one-third high-grade, government and credit ...

Aberdeen Standard distribution head departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... "The local team of Senior Distribution managers will now work more closely with their functional heads and colleagues offshore to deliver capabilities to the Australian market." The firm added that Aberdeen Standard Investments' managing director for ...

Star managers address low returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... net long of about 50%, meaning 50% in cash. The portfolio has roughly a 25% net long to Australia and 25% net long to offshore stocks - mostly Europe and Honng Kong where valuations are more compelling than elsewhere. "Importantly, we are not particularly ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... now, also raises the value of the US dollar, putting pressure on emerging markets particularly those nations with large offshore debts denominated in US dollars. Worse, rising emerging market inflation brought on by their depreciating currencies is being ...

Cbus invests in UK infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... ports company in which First State Super also holds a share. The investment in Forth Ports is Cbus' first direct offshore investment in infrastructure. It takes Cbus' infrastructure portfolio to $4.5 billion or nearly 10% of its total assets. ...

BlackRock outlines ETF plans for Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... of the second-largest ETF manager on the ASX. It's Australian institutional clients mainly use BlackRock to invest offshore, in US and UCITs funds. The insto business is growing but at what rate, Obrist can't tell because ETF ownership is hard ...

SMSFs seek offshore diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
SMSF investment in international managed funds, ETFs and direct shares continues to climb as exposure to cash and term deposits drops. Latest analysis from SuperConcepts shows allocations to international investments rose by 1.3% in the 12 months to ...

Chief economist update: Surplus here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... improvement in Australia's budget deficit is a welcome development. More so, given the uncertainties presented by offshore challenges in the form of Trump's protectionism and the turmoil in emerging markets. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics ...

DNR Capital tries small caps on for size

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... veteran Mark Sedawie - said the globalisation of corporate Australia meant Australian companies were scaling for growth in offshore markets; an attractive proposition for the fund. "When purchased on attractive valuations, the long-term rewards can be ...

Hostplus VC assets to hit $1bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... venture capital ecosystem, he said, by providing capital to local start-ups that would otherwise uproot and seek capital offshore. Hostplus has been heavily involved in the recently established Biomedical Translation Fund, a $500 million venture capital ...