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QIC launches multi-sector private debt capability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... officer Allison Hill said her team undertook extensive due diligence across the sector. "Capital preservation and low volatility are key characteristics our clients are seeking," she explained. "QIC's new offering gives us the confidence that we will ...

Advised clients' major concerns in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... clients that work in the technology space such as Apple, Google, and Amazon. For them, the big concern is the ongoing volatility of technology shares and the sharemarket more broadly; they are wondering where markets are going from here and what that ...

Investors should embrace alternatives: J.P. Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... investment case for alternatives amid a world of muted expected returns, historically low interest rates and elevated volatility. The report also provides a 12-to-18-month outlook across every key alternative asset classes and highlights the views of ...

Insto investors tempted by crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... managers hadn't yet invested in cryptocurrencies because of concerns over asset security. Other reasons cited were price volatility and the regulatory environment, while 12% also highlighted the carbon footprint of Bitcoin and other currencies. In the ...

Cbus to launch new investment options

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... Low cost indexed options have proven very popular for fellow industry funds Hostplus and AustralianSuper. "The recent volatility that we have seen in markets through COVID-19 highlights that index investing is not without risk," Fok said. "We view the ...

Aussie investors retain home bias: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... environment, followed by international equities and property." As such, investors are less concerned about share market volatility, but increasingly worried about the economic slowdown (47% cite, up from 21% a year ago), property prices (28%, up from ...

Regal Funds Management takes stake in Attunga Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... adjusted returns, while also providing portfolios with less correlation to traditional asset classes and often lower volatility," he said. "We're very encouraged by the opportunities available to Attunga Capital across their power and energy portfolios ...

New boutique at Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... Feldman is a quantitative analyst focused on machine learning, Treharne is a quantitative analyst focused on cross-asset volatility strategies and quantitative research, and Ciszewski is a volatility analyst. The changes to the BIDS business saw the ...

GQG Partners launches income strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... Rajiv Jain said. "We believe this approach should help our clients protect on the downside during periods of market volatility and compound their wealth over the long run." GQG managing director Australia Laird Abernethy added that the strategy is expected ...

Retirees require 3.3% drawdown: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... occurs not because fixed-income securities are expected to perform particularly well but instead because of stocks' volatility. When equities post gains that exceed 10% annually, their returns overcome their extra risks. However, at an annual arithmetical ...