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BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... Boivin. On credit, BlackRock thinks the temporary liquidity issues could be helped by central bank actions but the valuations have come down for the asset class. "We have upgraded credit to modestly overweight. Extraordinary measures by central banks ...

Future Fund falls 3.4% in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... exactly that purpose and they did perform as expected but broadly speaking, the portfolio was [flat]," Arndt said. The valuations of a third of Future Fund's unlisted assets are currently not marked-to-market at March end, Arndt said. If these assets' ...

LGIAsuper revises down unlisted assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... diversified growth option members and a -4% fall in returns for property option members, the fund estimated. The new valuations were applied to portfolios on April 21. Superannuation funds and managed funds have been forced to revalue their unlisted ...

The domino effect: Oil falls, markets follow

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... support." The oil price crash overnight will have a flow-on effect on energy stocks, Craig said, despite their already low valuations. "Companies in the upstream of the energy supply chain will face the greatest pressure," he said. "The US high yield ...

APRA-regulated fund or SMSF: It's all the same

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... aggregate funds under management is in cash, 17% is in property and 43% is in shares. Shares are down about 30%, property valuations are down and the interest rates SMSFs are likely getting on their cash holdings are falling fast. The RBA has reported ...

AMP Capital wholesale property fund rejigs withdrawals

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
AMP Capital's wholesale Australian property fund is moving asset valuations from quarterly to monthly, has fixed the distribution payouts for this year and is altering withdrawals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund, which currently allows monthly ...

COVID-19 damage to stretch several quarters: Natixis IM

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... picture however is more likely to be a U-shaped recovery - and a weak U at that." The global market rebound has seen valuations reach levels only surpassed by those seen in the tech bubble, Lafferty argued. "The S&P 500 now sits in no-man's-land, 17% ...

BlackRock bullish on China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
Chinese equity valuations are near or below long-term averages and with projected growth of 15% now is the time to pounce, according to BlackRock. The investment company said the lower starting point for price/earnings ratios has mitigated downward ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... weeks, investors are not factoring in an economic recovery," he said. "Instead they are embracing a combination of cheap valuations and lower earnings risk and are finding this in sectors which have low sensitivity to the massive economic growth hole ...

Super should shape up on unlisted valuations: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... and other unlisted asset owners manage the valuation process," Kelly said. "The bottom line is that any decision on valuations, including not doing anything, needs a governance overlay." Super fund fiduciaries face a quandary of maintaining a medium ...