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What might trigger a sell-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... would not be surprising to see some bumps along this road. A second trigger could come from slower growth in emerging markets. Growth has already weakened in some economies, several of which have been bruised by falling commodity prices. Capital that ...

Nikko partners geopolitical risk specialist

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... been at best a qualitative input up to now, and we believe this will give us a distinct advantage in managing emerging markets portfolios." Eurasia Group practice head, emerging markets strategy, Alex Kazan said: "We've developed a systematic approach ...

Emerging markets a no go in 2015

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... worth investors across 20 major markets including Australia, found 29% of global investors are shifting away from emerging markets. Twenty-one per cent are allocating their investments to the sector. Head of UK sales at Legg Mason Global Asset Management ...

Principal fund upgraded by Lonsec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... Australian investors seeking exposure to a diversified portfolio of global equity securities from both developed and emerging markets with the potential for capital growth over the long term. Chief executive of Principal Global Investors Australia, Grant ...

VicSuper awards $100 million mandate to AB

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... According to AB, the Emerging Consumer strategy enables investors concerned about the medium-term viability of emerging markets to diversify their exposure to the asset class. It achieves this by investing in stocks based on bespoke, "grassroots", on-the-ground ...

Managers to battle for super pool offshore

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... Data. But in the future, "if Australian investors want exposure to specialist capabilities, whether they are in emerging markets, regional specialists or global small caps, they're probably going to lean towards offshore managers rather than domestic ...

Global dividend growers suit retirement income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... three-year performance history. The fund invests in a portfolio of around 70 stocks from a variety of developed and emerging markets including the US, Japan and China. In the portfolio are highly regarded global franchises such as Nestle, Microsoft and ...

Super funds blend ETFs into investment strategies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... money without putting in place too many processes," he said. AustralianSuper has most recently used ETFs to enter emerging markets, the fund's head of investment operations Peter Curtis said. "We used them to enter markets that we were not familiar with. ...

China easing a tailwind for A-share market

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... China monetary easing policies have resulted in liquidity pouring mainly into the A-share market, J.P. Morgan emerging markets equity managing director George J. Iwanicki learned in a recent trip to the country. A-shares are shares that trade in the ...

Zenith awards two funds 'Recommended' ratings

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
Research house Zenith has awarded 'Recommended' ratings to two international equity funds. JPMorgan's Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund received the rating with Zenith praising the investment team as "is one of the strongest within the emerging market ...