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Trump's response to global conflict adds uncertainty to private markets: IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... China is forecast to growth "slightly below its current target," according to IFM's outlook. It also anticipated that equities will remain preferable to bonds - even though equity market gains are expected to be "far more measured" this year. "Equities ...

Channel Investment Management secures RE mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... IM. The Global Property Securities Fund is actively managed and invests in a portfolio of 60% to 90% global real estate equities. The Global Infrastructure Securities Fund is also actively managed and invests in transportation, utilities, energy, and ...

SG Hiscock appoints head of research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... Cochran. McKibbin will be responsible for further developing channel opportunities across SG Hiscock's Australian and global equities and property securities, and its Partnership Program with Morgan Stanley Investment Management, EAM Investors, abrdn ...

Bennelong secures first trustee mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... Bennelong Funds Management is now the responsible entity (RE) for the Paragon Australia Long Short Fund. The fund invests in equities, predominantly in the industrial and resources sectors and across global markets. Bennelong relationship manager, trustee ...

CFS delivers 16.6% returns for growth members

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... and elections in key global markets," he said. "Our MySuper members benefitted from the very strong returns from global equities as well as robust performance from Australian shares. "We believe that inflation data will continue to be volatile in 2025 ...

Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
Bitcoin reaped nearly four times more in returns compared to US equities during 2024, achieving 147% and trumping all the major asset classes. According to a VanEck and Bloomberg analysis, US equities delivered 38.2% for the year while global equities ...

Investors should stay the course in 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... Morningstar tends to favour the Chinese and the South Korean markets for specific asset classes against the "expensive" US equities, but ultimately it sees more value in the latter. "We have noted in our paper that we also like China and South Korea... ...

Bull market buoys super funds' 2024 returns

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... positive returns. Rest said the strong performance is largely the result of its investments in local and international equities. Notably, the fund averaged 8.34% in annual returns since its inception in 1988, beating the ASFA's calculated average ...

Boutique global asset management firms' investment outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... mind. GBAM chair and chair of SKAGEN Funds in Norway Tim Warrington highlighted that it's been another good year for equities, with 56 new all-time highs in the S&P. However, he noted that half of the returns were driven by valuation expansion, suggesting ...

IFM adds ex-CIO to equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... Investors. Roger McIntosh joins the industry fund-backed asset manager as investment director within the quantitative equities team. There he will be responsible for the daily portfolio construction, implementation and factor insight across the quantitative ...