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Investors will be forced into equities: DeepData Analytics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Retail investors will be forced further into investing in equities as the hunt for yield continues, despite having felt the hard lessons from this year's market volatility, according to founder and chief executive of DeepData Analytics Mathan Somasundaram. ...

Dividends ripe for the picking

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... to rotate into the companies that have emerged as sustainable dividend payers, if you're active you can still get strong yield," Hamson said.

Advisers more bearish than clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... demand more help from product providers," he said. "To effectively help planners and their retiree clients navigate this low yield environment, it is also essential that product providers satisfy their strong desire for flexibility."

Centuria acquires industrial assets

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... two hectare site. The asset was secured by Centuria for $20 million under a triple-net lease structure, with an initial yield of 5.5%. Meantime, the Brisbane-based property is 5893sqm of gross leasable area within a 9000sqm site. The industrial asset ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... won't take action to prop up prices". The BOJ kept monetary policy settings unchanged - target rate at -0.1% and 10-year JGB yield target at zero - at its 14-15 July meeting. While sitting BOJ Governor and the Policy Board pledged that they will ...

Melbourne boutique wins Crestone allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... rooftop solar and social impact bonds. Crestone said it expects 7-11% per year in returns from the fund, with current cash yield at 6% of the returns. "At Crestone, we are committed to providing value-aligned investment solutions for our clients that ...

ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
ESG funds tallied up record inflows and touted better-than-market returns in the COVID-19 downturn but new academic research says there is no evidence that ESG scores contributed anything beyond traditional models. In ESG Didn't Immunize Stocks Against ...

Top performing Aussie equity funds unveiled

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... 200 index by 1.6%. The Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund returned 1.6% followed by Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield Fund at 1.1%. Dunnin said the high performing Australian equities results were further evidenced in super fund returns. From ...

Contango dumps investment strategy, opens raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
Martin Switzer's Contango Income Generator (CIE) fund has been forced to change its investment strategy due to underperformance as a result of lower dividend yields, saying its strategy is no longer appropriate. The manager of the fund, Contango Funds ...

Asset managers still bearish, but less so

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... with a focus on low volatility (-10%), income (-7%) and value (-4%)." There has also been a renewal of interest in high yield strategies, while interest in sovereign debt investments and absolute return strategies dropped during the first half of the ...