Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 501 - 510 of 2000 results for "Australian Equities"

VanEck launches new income product

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... income in an era of prolonged low interest rates. The Income ETF Model Portfolio will have greater exposure to Australian equities versus global equities in comparison to VanEck's existing portfolios. Of the portfolio's global equities allocation, higher ...

Boutique fund manager chief retires

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... investors. It was started in 2001 by Peter Cooper as he left Merrill Lynch Investment Managers as its head of Australian equities.

Global equities enjoy strongest year since 2013

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... asset class returns on a calendar year basis were up across almost the entire board, with international and Australian equities performing best thanks to returns of 28% and 23.4% over 2019. The numbers demonstrate a significant improvement for both asset ...

Janus Henderson shuts down Aussie fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... this action is in the best interests of all unitholders." Earlier in 2019, Janus Henderson pulled out of its Australian equities business and returned about $490 million to investors after failing to swell and diversify its assets under management. It ...

Industry veteran set to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
An industry veteran is gearing up to launch a new fund next week, focusing on Australian equities. Julia Lee, founder and chief investment officer of Burman Invest, left her role at Bell Direct after 11 years at the end of 2019 to launch her new business ...

VanEck changes ETF portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... reporting." The three portfolios feature exposures across a broad range of asset classes, including global and Australian equities, property, and international and Australian fixed income. VanEck said ETFs provide a low cost strategy for diversified ...

Greater potential for smart beta: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... the whole, we suspect there is greater potential for smart beta in the international equities space than in Australian equities." The report suggests that the potential benefits from smart beta come at a cost, pointing to the asset-weighted management ...

Super funds to crack 13% by year end, retail leading

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... six-year-high comes as most asset classes deliver strong performance, both internationally and domestically. Australian equities options returned an average of 16.1% to the year ending October. The top performer in the category, ANZ Smart Choice Super ...

Concerns over rise of the mega-fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... with a large amount of money," Hiscock said. "However, with the funds that have got say $20-$30 billion in Australian equities it's simply impossible, mathematically, to deliver enormous alpha and we do worry about those funds." Hiscock said this has ...

J.P. Morgan predicts extended income squeeze

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... forecasted by J.P. Morgan for the next 10-15 years indicate a rise of 50 bps. Meanwhile, the assumption for Australian equities has come down to 5.8% (minus 20 bps). "International markets outside of the US look set to offer higher returns in AUD terms ...