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VanEck makes case for equal weight investing

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
The $50 billion exchange traded funds issuer has made the case for equal weight investing, arguing a skewed exposure towards smaller stocks can outperform during periods of market recovery. In its new research paper The road to recovery, VanEck examines ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
June 23 marks the fourth year anniversary of Brexit - the day a referendum was held (and Britons voted in favour of) the United Kingdom leaving the European Union (EU). The uncertainty (horror) of it all sent Sterling's effective exchange rate diving ...

Industry fund in successor fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
The industry super fund that is home to several superannuation startups has notified members it will be transferring all accounts to another master trust. LESF Super will be merged into Smartsave 'Member's Choice' Superannuation, with the ...

Melbourne boutique partners with Swiss bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
A Melbourne equities boutique and a Swiss private bank have entered a two-way distribution partnership, as each looks to tap into the other's markets. Union Bancaire Privee will market Bell Asset Management's global small and mid cap strategies ...

Public super fund rejigs offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
The superannuation fund for Australian Defence Force employees will now allow departing staff to stay with the fund and consequently, has added an insurance offering. ADF Super currently allows only serving employees of the defence force to be with ...

Chief economist update: The power of money (and a cure)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
"...and I think to myself, what a wonderful world." -- Louis Armstrong It seems a long, long time ago but it's only been three whole trading days (June 11) since Wall Street suffered a big fall - the day US benchmark equity indices closed sharply ...

The secret to neutralising sequencing risk

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
A Melbourne-based investment management firm says the key to avoiding sequencing risk is to build an "all weather" portfolio. Absolute-return fund Cor Capital said pre-retirees and retirees in particular need to pay attention to sequencing risk to avoid ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 takes second crack at China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
Just when we thought that life was slowly returning to normal, reports out of Beijing have turned into reality what many feared - a second wave. While all our uncles and their dogs blamed China for the "bother" the world finds itself in, its policy ...

ISA plays devil's advocate on SG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Industry Super Australia's internal analysis has explored the other side of the superannuation guarantee debate, finding the costs of an increase in mandated savings may be shared between both employers and workers. A piece of internal analysis ...

ASIC cracks down on investment manager

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
The Australian arm of a global investment management company has agreed to additional conditions imposed on its AFSL by the corporate watchdog. It comes after Societe Generale Securities Australia (SGSA) was criminally charged with breaching client ...