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Managed accounts FUM at $131bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... experiencing a modest 3.8% over the period, (compared with the 12.9% increase in the prior six months). "The level of volatility was definitely higher in the current period, requiring skillful portfolio management for both the short and longer term." ...

Switch to value could hurt super: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... outperformed by 6.6 percentage points for domestic equities and 8.8 percentage points internationally. Rainmaker says the volatility of the monthly value premium is also peaking, with the 12-month volatility peaking in November 2021 at 18.3%. "In "normal" ...

Magellan loses more investors, FUM slumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... in Australian equities. The change in FUM comprises market movements, including foreign exchange and recent market volatility, net outflows and notifications to redeem since the most recent FUM update on February 11, Magellan said. Investors yanked out ...

Global markets shaken by war

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... commodity prices - like energy companies and gold miners - may outperform, offering something of a hedge to this crisis and volatility," Rodda said. Mathan Somasundaram, founder and chief executive of DeepData Analytics, said Russia moving into Ukraine ...

SMSF sector grows 11%: ATO stats

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... increase in the year to 30 June 2021; a welcome sight following the beating investments copped during pandemic-induced volatility. Releasing the annual statistics for the 2019/20 financial year, the ATO said 61% of SMSFs reported making zero or negative ...

What fund selectors want: Natixis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... long-term returns of 14.5% above inflation. "As the survey has revealed, investors are expecting an uphill battle amid volatility caused by the pandemic, rising interest rates, and inflation," Natixis country head for Australia and New Zealand Louise ...

Zerocap unveils new bitcoin fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... has launched a new fund, Zerocap Smart Beta Bitcoin, with the aim of effectively managing and reducing Bitcoin's high volatility and price swings. The objective of Smart Beta Bitcoin is to reduce and balance risk while improving risk adjusted returns ...

ETF industry loses $5bn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... billion, an increase of 26%. "As the industry has matured, we have increasingly seen very strong trading values whenever volatility rises, with investors benefiting from the liquidity of ETFs to express market views," BetaShares said. Despite the rough ...

GAM partners with Liberty Street

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... could offer investors strong long-term performance potential, while their historical downside resilience and lower volatility compared to public equities also makes this asset class attractive for portfolio diversification." Liberty Street managing director ...

Quay unveils currency hedged fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... hedged fund is in response to client demand. "While we continue to believe an unhedged strategy will result in lower volatility and is less risky during times of market disruption, we're committed to making our strategy available to anyone who wants ...