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US investment firm launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... the Australian investment community. "ARP's products, particularly the Systematic Alpha Global Macro Fund, have diversification benefits that served the firm's clients well during the Q1 2020 market disruptions. Working with Axius, ARP looks forward ...

New private debt fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... Metrics Credit Partners managing partner Andrew Lockhart said. "Like all fixed income, it helps to provide portfolio diversification, along with a stable cash yield with low risk of capital loss compared to equities." It had about 150 individual investments ...

Investors turn to China-focused strategies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... dedicated China equity strategies for alpha generation, with the market turmoil of 2020 showcasing the country's diversification characteristics. In the first quarter, the MSCI Emerging Markets index lost 23.6%, while the MSCI China A index lost ...

VanEck makes case for equal weight investing

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... weight indices to outperform market cap indices over the long term and during periods of market recovery." The diversification across securities reduces concentration risk and exposure to mega-caps, he said, which traditionally dominate market cap indices. ...

The secret to neutralising sequencing risk

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... were subsequently blinded by the sudden downturn in the first quarter. Varied asset classes, thought to provide diversification qualities, "tended towards one"; negating any benefit investors thought they could have, Rachcoff said. "While the average ...

Fidelity launches sustainable fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... Fidelity International has launched a new sustainable fund in Australia, set to provide investors with a source of diversification through its investment in a relatively unexplored sector. The Fidelity Sustainable Water and Waste Fund will deliver risk ...

Real estate assets hit $316bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... back of strong fundamentals, making it an important component in long-term investors' portfolio and source of diversification."

Aberdeen Standard launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... Investments (ASI) has launched a new global small caps fund, offering access to high-growth opportunities and portfolio diversification. ASI said the fund aims to provide investors and financial advisers with access to a high-conviction, professionally ...

Sustainable dividend stocks offer yield opportunities: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... continue to support their dividend payout," it said. "A sustainable dividend-aware allocation can bolster equity diversification with respect to sector concentrations inherent in the market cap weighted index. "Moreover, it may provide the extra income ...

Global manager rolls out local access to alternatives fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... alongside diversified alternatives portfolio manager Stephen Cain, who works out of Denver. Elms said that while diversification worked well in "up markets", it was less reliable when investor panic sets in, as has recently been the case. "We address ...