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Avoid listed wealth giants: UBS

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... was likely to prove a positive purchase given it could be used as an alternative source of yield thanks to its cheap valuation. However the firm wasn't so kind to the two listed wealth management giants, commenting that if they underperformed, both AMP ...

Super funds revalue unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
Some of the nation's largest superannuation funds have revalued their unlisted assets to give members an up-to-date understanding of how COVID-19 is hitting their retirement savings. AustralianSuper has cut the value of its unlisted assets to the tune ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... favour in regards to investor sentiment towards DM, EM, China and US trade, and Chinese debt," Yeung said. "But from a valuation perspective, China as a whole looks very attractive. There are certain brands like Alibaba, Tencent and Kweichow Moutai which ...

COVID-19 to hasten merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... had rebounded," the firm said. Rice Warner said the experience led to "more robust and transparent processes" for the valuation of unlisted assets being put in place, which funds will need to ensure they follow to avoid repeating the errors of the past. ...

Panic selling to do more damage: Ord Minnett

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
Panic selling, which is taking global markets by storm, is likely to do more damage as it spreads across asset classes, according to latest Ord Minnett research. "Market volatility inevitably reverberated into the listed hybrids market, with the asset ...

Coronavirus is an investment opportunity: Fidelity

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... companies in Australia has been increasing considerably in the market, and I think that is really positive," Taylor said. "Valuation has been an issue with technology; they've been some of the hardest hit from the coronavirus, so they have come down ...

Active managers: Opportunities abound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
While COVID-19 may have some reeling from uncertainty, active managers are seeing it as their time to shine as opportunities for growth crop up. T. Rowe Price's head of investments, Robert Sharps, said while he is not seeing any wholesale change from ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
US stocks are not expensive, despite their stretched valuations. In fact, it's all just a matter of "gravity" or the historically low interest rate environment, according to Magellan's Hamish Douglass. Speaking to a near-full crowd at the firm's ...

Northern Trust climbs custody league tables

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... entities plus major charities and endowments," Brown said. "Accordingly, the statistics represent net flows and market valuation movements across the institutional investment sector. "The bulk of total assets remains invested in Australia, although $1.23 ...

Remain liquid, defensive and patient: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
While the market focus has moved on from the woes of 2019, investors in 2020 and facing similar global risks, according to Mihkel Kase, portfolio manager - fixed income at Schroders. Kase said the concerns investors faced in 2019 - think trade war and ...