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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 ...

Magellan readies lower-cost funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Magellan is readying a new low-cost lineup of its strategies for retail investors, as it reports 5% higher net profit after tax of $395.2 million for FY20. The Magellan Core series will kick off as open-ended funds on Chi-X (so far its ETFs use ASX ...

ASIC puts investment managers on notice over valuations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The corporate regulator is ramping up its focus on reviewing valuation practices amongst investment managers to ensure they are reliable during the pandemic. ASIC's Interim Corporate Plan 2020/21 is reminding entities to ensure that the valuations of ...

Boutique launches multi-asset fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... in fixed interest and equity income generating securities. It will give investors 12-month visibility over the expected yield. Neutral asset allocation will be 60% defensive assets and 40% growth assets. The fund is permitted to obtain leverage via short ...