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Ratings upgrade for VanEck, PM Capital

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... working relationship of the global business as reasons for the rating. The Lonsec report also noted that the likelihood of currency hedging losses is more limited given the fund's Taxation of Financial Agreement (TOFA) election. Arian Neiron, managing ...

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... prevented any sense of urgency from authorities," Fine continued. "Europe has not addressed its central problem. The single currency is inconsistent with national fiscal policy and financial systems. When the next inevitable challenge arrives it is hard ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... growth. Then again, so what if it's just exports? Recall the phrase, "exporting its way out of recession". The intermittent currency wars (not only after the GFC) were intended to do just that. This is because the benefits from trade will ultimately ...

First Quadrant liquid alternative strategy added to HUB24

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... Alternative Return Fund has been added to the HUB24 platform. The fund is a liquid alternative strategy investing in developed currency markets, aiming to deliver positive returns over full market cycles. It's available to wholesale investors and financial ...

Global equities tease income opportunity

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... including the risk that companies may cease to issue dividends or reduce their payouts in difficult markets, as well as currency and political risks related to global investing."

Small-caps can improve investment trade-offs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... management, sector and macro risk positioning (especially relative to the investors' other sector holdings), stock quality and currency management," the white paper adds. Key research findings: A standalone allocation to global small-caps of 5% is justified ...

BetaShares launches hedged Europe and Japan ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
BetaShares has launched Australia's first currency-hedged European and Japanese equity ETFs on the ASX. BetaShares WisdomTree Europe ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: HEUR) and BetaShares WisdomTree Japan ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: HJPN) provide access to ...

He pleaded, he promised, he threatened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... dimensions where we can act." Kuroda san threatened - the BOJ will not hesitate to implement additional steps should foreign currency movements thwarts its efforts to boost growth in the economy and achieve its inflation target. Intervention by any other ...

Super fund asset class performance disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... Similarly there is a core pool of funds that have outperformed in international equities, although positions taken on currency hedging has had a significant impact on performance in this class. In regards to cash and fixed interest there has been largely ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... referendum would continue to put downward pressure on British industries but this should be partly mitigated by the cheaper currency.