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AZ Sestante grows fund list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
AZ Sestante is continuing to expand its Australian footprint with the launch of Sestante Global Macro Fund. The Global Macro Fund aims to outperform the cash rate before fees and keeps volatility less than 4%; it has a low correlation to the financial ...

Macrovue hires from Macquarie and BT

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
AMP backed online investment service Macrovue is continuing its growth with the appointment of two executives. Sriram Seshadri, formerly an associate director with Macquarie Group and a senior developer with Goldman Sachs, will join as Macrovue's chief ...

Currency trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... float...up and down. A currency's direction would be easier to predict if, and only if, it does not stir up reactions in the macro-economy and central bank policy responses. Take for example the Reserve Bank of Australia's latest missive: "The Australian ...

Euro strength is a source of weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
It didn't happen overnight, but it did happen. European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's concern over the impact of the euro currency's appreciation, that is. Recall that the ECB had been conspicuous in its silence about the euro since its 20 July ...

Modern Silk Road presents investment jewel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
Quantifeed launched a model portfolio for investors looking to capitalise on "the biggest macro-economic story of the century." A 21st century replication of the famed Silk Road, the China-led Belt and Road Initiative will involve the construction of ...

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
Standard Life Investments head of multi-asset and macro investing, Guy Stern, believes the asset management industry will soon stratify into trillion-dollar players and boutiques - with not much room for a middle ground. Speaking to Financial Standard ...

Low-flation to lower-flation?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... spending. Worse, it could lead to even lower inflation expectations further exacerbating the slowdown in spending. Given these macro outlooks, the RBA should be cutting rates instead. But it couldn't. Reducing interest rates would increase financial ...

Investment managers turning to hungry retail market

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... of the asset allocation mix for clients - especially given the world we live in today, which is characterised by heighted macro and geo-political uncertainty, which causes concern for investment markets," King says. Although King conceded it's generally ...

Real Asset Management embraces SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... portfolios of listed securities," Kelly said. RAM portfolio manager Michael Frearson said both SMAs are suited to current macro conditions and market valuations as they are primarily floating rate, short duration strategies. "One strategy is more diversified ...

Macrovue appoints former Arena MD

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
The former joint managing director of Arena Investment Management will join the board of AMP-backed Macrovue. The online investment platform will welcome James Goodwin following his participation in a capital raise of about $1.25 million to support ...