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ESG performing positively: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
ESG performance has been positive across global markets since the outbreak of COVID-19, according to MSCI. Although the current conditions have only existed for a few months, MSCI said it observed a positive performance contribution from ESG across ...

Raiz cuts costs, super increases

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
With market volatility impacting the investment platform's funds under management, Raiz has taken "decisive steps" to cut $1.2 million in costs. It comes as the platform reveals its superannuation product grew by 75.2% to $66.25 million compared ...

BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
Central bank action including buying corporate bonds combined with cheapened valuation has led BlackRock Investment Institute to upgrade credit to a modest overweight. BlackRock's latest six to 12 month tactical views on major global asset classes (in ...

Industry fund revalues unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
Another superannuation fund has slashed the value of its unlisted assets, with airports and commercial property taking a hit. In an investment update to members, Statewide Super said it has done so on the back of advice from external valuers and investment ...

COVID-19 ETP market winners, losers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
New Rainmaker research has revealed the winners and losers in the exchange traded product (ETP) market during the quarter to March's COVID-19 induced volatility. March 2020 was characterised by sharp falls and rises in equities as investors grappled ...

AustralianSuper pays out $320m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
AustralianSuper has already paid out close to $320 million to members under the early release scheme as it readies to release a further $330 million. The super fund said it has received requests from about 85,000 members so far, representing about $650 ...

Chief economist update: BOJ expands Enhancement of Monetary Easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) added another monetary policy term to our vocabulary at its March 2020 meeting - Enhancement of Monetary Easing - as it tries to limit the economic fallout from the coronavirus. It had the same label for its expanded policy initiative ...

Property giant kicks off capital raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
A $38.9 billion ASX-listed real estate portfolio manager is set to bolster its balance sheet with a multi-million dollar institutional placement, as it moves to better withstand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the $275 million institutional ...

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 ...

No golden ticket for super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
March provided evidence that superannuation funds won't be able to guild returns through investments in gold, according to Parametric. Parametric managing director of research Raewyn Williams said investments in gold failed to provide a safe haven from ...