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Industry fund awards sustainable equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
An international fund manager was awarded a sustainable, emerging markets equities mandate by an $8.5 billion industry superannuation fund. Following a review, the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund will invest an undisclosed amount ...

Australia's weekus horribilis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... markets around the world registered gains - the MSCI equity index for developed markets rose by 0.8% and that for emerging markets increased by 2.4%. While the Australian dollar's exchange rate versus the US dollar managed to end the week with a 0.1% ...

LIT serves up junk bonds to SMSFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... shown historic resilience in periods of rising rates," he said. The remaining 20% is European and about 20% in emerging markets. The trust only invests in debt denominated in three currencies: the US dollar, the Sterling and the Euro. As a result, the ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
Emerging markets had been rallying even before 2017 turned into 2018, outperforming developed markets - 27.8% versus 16.3% - at the end of last year. Those were the days of synchronised growth upswing, given more oomph by Trump's declared corporate ...

Chief economist update: Emerging markets feel the heat as Turkey burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
Emerging markets continue to feel the heat from Turkey's roasting and so do several European countries. The European Central Bank (ECB) can only count its blessings that Turkey is not Greece. It has applied, but Turkey is not (yet) a member of the ...

Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... billion, representing a $4.6 billion increase since the 2014-15 financial year. Investec Asset Management co-head of emerging markets and fixed income Werner Gey van Pittius, who recently visited Sydney from London, says some managers are scrambling ...

Chief economist update: Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... to counteract the negative impact of Trump's tariffs on its economy. And it's not only Beijing; other emerging markets have also been hit prompting their respective central banks and governments to enact mitigating strategies. This time of synchronised ...

HESTA appoints quant general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... to joining Rosenberg Equities, Kollo worked as Renaissance Asset Managers' portfolio manager and head of emerging markets quant research. He has also worked at Fidelity International as a quantitative portfolio manager. He holds a PhD in finance ...

REIT trust manager steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... developing markets equity (5.9%), global fixed income (0.9%), Australian fixed income (0.8%), cash (0.5%) and emerging markets equity (-4.2%). On a year to date basis, REITs returned 3% as of June 30, behind developed market equity (6.7%), global fixed ...

Sovereign investors change tack: Invesco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... infrastructure, with 64% of sovereigns seeing this region as an opportunity, closely followed by infrastructure in emerging markets for 56% of investors," the report said.