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YouTube fundie called out by FCA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... Fraser-Jones said. "The suspension will be lifted when the fund's repositioning is complete, with less exposure to illiquid stocks. Until then, we are committed to operating the fund in a way that continues to protect the value of your savings, both ...

Mercer unveils best-performing Aussie equity funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... underperforming managers, this was largely due to the narrow market environment and significant underexposure to key large cap stocks in the financials, materials and communication services sectors," he said. Some managers with a negative market view ...

ETFs cross $50bn, fixed income leads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
Aussie investors were keen on fixed income ETFs but cooled off on currency and commodities ETFs in the first half, as strong inflows and buoyant markets pushed the total FUM over the $50 billion mark. ETFs attracted $4.4 billion in net inflows in the ...

Beyond the China A shares hype

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... once-difficult-to-access Chinese equity market. In May 2019, it increased the inclusion factor of all China A large cap stocks from 5% to 10%, and will further increase its exposure in 5% increments over August and November. FTSE Russell completed the ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... increase their equities exposures as others retreat. Only 6% of APAC respondents to the survey said they would scale back on stocks in the next 12 months, compared to 22% globally. "Asia Pacific sovereigns also have been increasing allocation to North ...

Modern slavery rife across sectors: Fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... that does not necessarily invest in the best companies based on ESG criteria, which could build a portfolio of expensive stocks. Instead, it deploys an "ESG momentum" strategy. "It makes more sense finding alpha in companies trying to improve their ESG ...

MySuper eyes SMSF stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... lifecycle strategy. MLC announced in February it was making the switch. MLC MySuper had 70% allocated to growth assets like stocks, property and infrastructure, and 30% to defensive investments like cash and fixed interest. According to the Productivity ...

OnePath awards $210m in mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... investment trusts. "[Renaissance] provided consistent outperformance since inception through seeking to identify mispriced stocks and to add value through the small cap of the AREIT market where stocks tend to be under researched. In particular, they ...

Myer Foundation backs new strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... which has outperformed the index by 4.1% p.a. since April 2014 inception. It will have a greater focus on low-volatility stocks that the manger says typically have low-carbon characteristics. A well-constructed portfolio of low-volatility stocks may ...

Wealth firm trims Aussie shares

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... than 11% since the start of the year and is dominated by materials, industrials, financials and consumer discretionary stocks. Ten-year annual returns of the index sit lower at 6.47%. The 10 largest holdings in the index include A2 Milk, Tabcorp, Bluescope ...