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Finalists unveiled for FS Investment Leadership Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... International Equities Fund State Street Global Equity Fund Walter Scott Global Equity Fund INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES - EMERGING MARKETS Arrowstreet Emerging Markets Fund Fidelity Global Emerging Markets Fund MFS Emerging Markets Equity Fund Schroder Global ...

Fed's pause becomes the ECB's problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... rate hike to 2.50%-2.75% declined to 16.4% from 31.1%. This brings good tidings to America and by extension, emerging markets, through its flow on effects on the US dollar (a weaker one). However, a weakening US dollar will have to be reflected by strengthening ...

Where UniSuper sees market opportunities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
... for more than seven years. Pearce said the fund is content with its ESG and has no immediate plans in the area. Emerging markets, direct lending When asked about emerging markets exposure, the chief investment officer said the super fund was looking ...

Final call for 2019 Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
There are five economic factors that will determine whether investors add more risk to emerging markets portfolios in 2019. It's also at a time when EM equity valuations are relatively cheap yet investor sentiment is dim. Previewing the 2019 Financial ...

Chief economist update: ECB bids farewell to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... is aware that "uncertainties related to geopolitical factors, the threat of protectionism, vulnerabilities in emerging markets and financial market volatility remain prominent," it's optimistic that "the underlying strength of domestic demand continues ...

UBS announces major asset management partnerships

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... Management Australia has expanded its funds platform by offering global equities, global listed infrastructure and emerging markets to Australian clients. The depth and breadth of our local fund range has been a strategic focus for a long time which ...

Emerging markets must be long-term bet

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
One of the world's largest asset managers estimates emerging markets equities will outperform developed markets by 2.75 percentage points over the next 10 to 15 years. Releasing its 2019 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions (LTCMA) in Australia this ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the capex details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... plans in the face of multiplying challenges - trade war, Fed hikes, global slowdown led by China and melting emerging markets, Brexit, wobbly share markets and on the domestic front, record high household debt levels, stagnant wages growth, declining ...

UBS launches emerging market fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
UBS Asset Management launched an emerging markets equity fund, providing Australian investors with an offshore avenue to diversify their portfolio. The UBS Emerging Markets Equity Fund - which is the firm's third global equity offering - offers ...

Chief economist update: Predictions allude to frozen RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... progressively in the OECD area." "The shakier outlook in 2019 reflects deteriorating prospects, principally in emerging markets such as Turkey, Argentina and Brazil, while the further slowdown in 2020 is more a reflection of developments in advanced ...