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Property giant kicks off capital raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... said, with look-through gearing reducing to 28.6%. The fund is currently focused on convenience based retail centres, which focus on non-discretionary everyday needs and essential services. Charter Hall said the REIT was committed to continued portfolio ...

A case for flexible asset allocation: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
Investment managers with fixed multi-asset allocations may have been better served by a flexible approach during the COVID-19 crisis. That's according to First Sentier Investors, who argue a flexible, dynamic multi-asset approach to investing can ...

Top asset consultants named

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... industry continues to develop and WTW have made significant changes to its business over the last few years, including a strong focus on governance advice, and delegated investments. "At the same time, we remain very committed to our advisory business ...

COVID-19 will bite into credit ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
Nothing focuses the mind as the choice between life and death. This choice has been thrust onto Planet Earth's population by the coronavirus pandemic. So much so, that men, women and children of the world are giving up - willingly or grudgingly ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... they avoid those that will disappoint, he said. "When severely negative equity markets raise their ugly head, a clarity of focus towards the preservation of capital and avoiding the losers is as paramount as is identifying the winners," Fechner said. ...

Aussie ETF investors got oil bets wrong before crash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
Australians last week poured $35 million in the country's only ETF tracking crude oil futures, and were stung hard when WTI May contracts slipped into negative territory in Monday's trading. BetaShares Crude Oil Index ETF (OOO) tracks an index ...

The blame game

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... this comes with heightened press attention, as well as political interest," Griffith said. "The publishing and heightened focus on rankings, especially over shorter times frames, may lead to detrimental impacts." Superannuation is a long-term investment ...

Best, worst global equities funds in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... enough to offset painful stock-specific issues in some of its largest positions." Morningstar said while it usually doesn't focus on short-term performance, analysing it in periods of stress can be helpful in seeing if the strategy is performing as intended ...

AMP bleeds $18 billion

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
The market damage of COVID-19 saw AMP's wealth management arm shed more than $18 billion during the first quarter. COVID-19 has left AMP around $18 billion shorter than it was at the beginning of the year, with the economic impact of the pandemic hitting ...

Best, worst performing Aussie equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... 2.9% below benchmark for large cap category and 1.4% below benchmark for mid/small managers. "While we don't like to focus on short-term returns, analysing the performance of different strategies during an extreme market event can be instructive," ...