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Few funds immune to ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... services are also seeing withdrawals. For example, HESTA - the membership of which is comprised of a significant number of healthcare and aged care workers - saw more than $230 million requested in the week to May 3. Meanwhile, Military Super also saw ...

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... since the COVID-19 outbreak, investors have been increasing their exposure to more defensive sectors; mainly utilities, healthcare and consumer staples. "The reason for this is, a lot of these companies have strong, repeatable-free cash flows, solid ...

Regal Atlantic fund perks up in April

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... fund, which invests in global stocks and aims to max returns regardless of market fluctuations, benefited from its healthcare stock picks and April's recovery in stocks, as S&P 500 Index returned rose 12.7% and MSCI World rose 10.8%. Contributors to ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... hospitals and retailers, but we are weary of sectors that will have a U-shaped recovery such as travel," she said. "Healthcare will remain our top overweight due to their defensive and growth characteristics." In contrast, Page believes there to be opportunities ...

Death of dividends greatly exaggerated: Epoch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... investors should look to companies with solid balance sheets and resilient earnings and cash flows, pointing to tech, healthcare, and utilities. He said a "greater universe" of companies fitting this profile is found outside of the Australian market. ...

Australian Unity hires from QIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Australian Unity has appointed a portfolio manager for its new healthcare investment initiative. Victor Windeyer has been appointed portfolio manager to lead the development of a new healthcare investment focussed initiative within the funds management ...

Frontline worker death nominations spike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... genuinely concerned about their lives and the heal of their families. Recent data from TKW on the heightened stress amongst healthcare frontline workers suggested more than three quarters of Australian healthcare professionals are worried about contracting ...

Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... cases, rise." Other companies who have suffered from COVID-19 restrictions, like Qantas, Ramsay Health Care, Sonic Healthcare, Transurban, Seek, and Afterpay will rebound, Xiradis said. "The question is not if they will bounce back, but simply, when?" ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... score in the large equities category. "Hyperion's quality and long-term growth focus leads to an overweight to the healthcare and technology sectors that have low-carbon risk, while having virtually no exposure to materials and energy." Morningstar ...

Markets slump as US jobless claims hit 30m

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... bank support announcements and utilities. "The overnight moves places four sectors in bear market territory, whereas healthcare has almost recovered all of its March losses." These four sectors are energy, financials, industrials and REITs. IG market ...