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Banks move to derisk, workforces shrink

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... trillion superannuation industry. The average super fund holds about a quarter of its Australian equities investments in bank stocks, according to Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin. Imagine the impact if super funds ...

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... discussion to try to find a solution to the issue. In Australia, almost every superannuation fund has some exposure to Facebook stocks. According to Rainmaker data, holdings of international tech stocks - of which, Facebook is a key stock - in not for ...

Liquidation likely for Halifax

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... its investor funds. Corporate adviser Ferrier Hodgson said more than 12,600 investor claims and the significant volume of stocks to be realised might delay distributions for around six months. The administrator's report lays blame for the company's predicament ...

Saxo launches digital access to Chinese bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... increasingly important part of an international investors' portfolio. This is demonstrated by record inflows into Chinese stocks in January this year, as well as strong international inflows into Chinese bonds in 2018. "At the same time, Chinese government ...

Mixed year for local market neutral funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... not favor many active managers. "While volatility returned to equity markets, low levels of dispersion across individual stocks resulted in an unproductive environment for active managers," Nguyen said. "In addition, the typical long bias that Australian ...

Why this HNW adviser avoids hedge funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... between 10% and24% IRR for syndicated deals. But the clients don't get to see the valuations every day, just like with stocks, and the capital and returns are paid out at the end - something that can put off some investors. Viola's average clients are ...

SMSF darlings revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
Self-managed superannuation funds renewed their focus on blue chip stocks amid market uncertainty in the second half of 2018, the latest CommSec SMSF trading trends report shows. The sector had been cooling to the top stocks for some time. Almost 40% ...

New fund to invest in low-carbon Aussie stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
A global manager has launched a new fund to invest in ASX-listed companies that have a lower exposure to carbon emissions and fossil fuel companies. The Russell Investments Low Carbon Australian Shares Fund will use the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index ...

Chief economist update: Trump tweets bull market back into China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Two tweets from the US President (only because it couldn't fit in one) were all it took to send China's stocks soaring and turn its market technically from a bear to a bull. China's Shanghai Composite Index spiked 5.6% yesterday after US ...

MLC MySuper switches to lifestage

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... It's also increasing its allocation to growth assets. MLC MySuper currently has a 70% allocation to growth assets like stocks, property and infrastructure and a 30% allocation to defensive investments like cash and fixed interest. Starting March ...