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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 ...

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 ...

The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... globe are being affected," Conway said. "Given the amount of parts Apple sources from suppliers in China, it's not a stretch to think that they would have been affected." Dawes said Shaw and Partners had been playing ASX-listed Aeris Environmental ...

Fidelity backs personality tests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... navigators are generally reasonably affluent and have complex needs from their financial adviser. They are on the home-stretch to retirement and want their adviser to get them there comfortably. GPS navigators want immediate issues addressed quickly. ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... ostensibly by valuation and multiple expansion," he said. "The big question is - how much further can the valuation rubber band stretch in the absence of earnings growth?"

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... relatively non-traditional asset class is suitable or fit for purpose for retail clients. The definition for alternatives can stretch a "mile wide", Martel says. In the US for example, alternatives are disaggregating from being known as 'hedge funds,' ...

Leaving a legacy

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
Jeff Chapman, whose net worth is pegged at more than $800mn, speaks to Financial Standard about his family office investments including Bennelong Funds Management, and generosity. What were your goals in setting up your family office? Jeff Chapman ...

Ophir goes global

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
Ophir Asset Management has launched a small and mid-cap global fund to give investors access to a more diverse global market. Initially established in October last year as the personal investment strategy for Ophir portfolio managers and their families ...

Adviser cops three-year ban

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... licensees, including Spring Financial Group for three months and Beacon Financial Group for two months. He spent the longest stretch of his advice career at Sentinel Private Wealth, for about four years. ASIC's banning orders did not specify the breaches ...

Industry super satisfaction continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... continuing to be weighed down by Royal Commission fallout. Latest Roy Morgan research shows the 12 months to July served to stretch the domination of industry super funds, with more than 62.8% of industry fund members reporting satisfaction with their ...