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Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
The continued spread of the Delta variant in most parts of the world - even in New Zealand despite being locked down after only one case - and reduced vaccine efficacy - as demonstrated by the rise in infections in Israel (one of the very first country ...

Stellar year of returns for Aussie equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... funds tallied a median return of 28.5% for FY21, compared to 6.1% p.a. over three years. Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield (available both as an unlisted fund and ETF) was the best performer in the category for the year at 34.2%, followed by Plato ...

La Trobe unveils two income products

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... investment officer Troy Stratton said the release of these new investment options come at a time where investor demand for yield has never been stronger. "We are committed to supplying investment products that meet the developing needs of our investors. ...

Top franked stock picks: Morningstar

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... won't increase until at least 2024 has caused some investors to claim 'there is no alternative' to equities as a source of yield," Morningstar said. "In Australia, dividend payout ratios are relatively high due to the dividend imputation system ...

Redpoint launches equity income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
... futures, and cash. Minimum investment amount is $25,000. Redpoint chief executive Max Cappetta said the fund is aimed at yield-seeking investors such as self-funded retirees, other low-income tax rate payers as well as the not-for-profit sector. Investing ...

Vision Super seeds emerging market debt fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... investors to include EMD as a key component of a diversified portfolio that looks to boost long-term returns and generate yield," de Mestre said. "In developing this new EMD fund, we consulted heavily with the local institutional marketplace to understand ...

Looking beyond high-dividend stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... dividend capture. "If you look more broadly across the market rather than simply focusing on what might be the high dividend yield stocks in the past," he said. Cappetta said bank dividends are returning but not at the pace investors would expect. "Government ...

Good year for active managers in fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... but benefited from the spike in inflation expectations that contributed to a repricing of risk and steeping of sovereign yield curves. The report included observations from 111 Australian fixed income funds, of which six were highly recommended, two ...

Retirement portfolios need a rethink: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... were working, so it is more important to focus on the actual dollar income generated over time, rather than the headline yield percentage," Martin Currie chief investment officer Reece Birtles said. "The old view of the economic behaviour of retirees ...

Mercer bolsters alternatives team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
Mercer has appointed an alternatives investment director for the Pacific region after seeing increased client interest for alternative assets in the region. Marcus De Kock joins from Mercer UK where he was a senior investment strategist in the Institutional ...