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Investors missing healthy returns amid bond fears

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... funds rate - a painful short-term drawdown would be cushioned by the non-price elements of bond returns; coupons and currency impact. "Total returns for the bearish scenario approximate -1.62% per annum, over the five year period. This would not be pleasant ...

AMP Capital opts to liquidate AGF portfolio

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... option. Proceeds will be held in a USD bank account until they can be repatriated, and the group has indicated that the currency exposure will not be hedged. This wind-up strategy will likely please LIM Advisors, who originally petitioned for the wind-up ...

Antipodes LIC aims to raise $200m

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... Lonsec, will provide retail investors with access to a long-short global securities investment portfolio with active currency management. APL is based on Antipodes Partners' managed fund, the Antipodes Global Fund, which has delivered 7.4% net return ...

Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... told his audience at the Sohn Investment Conference to "get out of the stock market" and that gold "remains our largest currency allocation." The thing is, we've heard this "sell everything" mongering once before. In case you've forgotten, here's 'The ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... lead to price discounting and lower wages and even lower expected inflation. RBNZ cuts interest rates Low inflation and currency strength were also the main reasons cited by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for its decision to cut interest rates ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... by 2.1%. However, note that the Japanese yen was trading at around the ¥105-110 level in May and June. The Japanese currency is currently around ¥101.25. As history shows, this indicator has a tendency to jump one month only to be followed by a sharp ...

Maple-Brown Abbott fund gets ratings tick

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... Superior' rating from SQM Research as well as a retained 'Recommended' from Lonsec. The ratings were awarded to both the currency hedged and unhedged versions of the GLI Fund. Ironbark Asset Management head of distribution, Alex Donald, said this response ...

K2 hurt by Brexit call

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... vote," Neal said. He added the Brexit outcome also had collateral damage on the funds' non-UK positions as, in local currency terms, financials were down 6.1% in June. The sharp rise in the Australian dollar versus the GBP of 13% in June also had an ...

BetaShares grows suite with two new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... diversified exposure to global healthcare and agriculture stocks. The new funds are BetaShares Global Healthcare ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: DRUG) and the BetaShares Global Agriculture Companies ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: FOOD). Both DRUG and FOOD are ...

ANZ nine-month cash profit down

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... same for a period of time to come. The results show a $15 billion decrease in credit risk weighted assets on a constant currency basis as the institutional business continued its focus on reducing risk weighted assets. Commenting on the bank's restructuring ...