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Volatility ahead for Magellan shareholders: Morgan Stanley

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... the same time launching into unlisted principal investments adds to MFG's complexity and could increase earnings volatility." It also noted Magellan's narrow selection of strategies, recent underperformance, and the six-month plus delay in the retirement ...

ETF industry approaches $100bn

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
As new investors turned to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to cash in on the market volatility and consequent recovery in 2020, the industry reaped the benefits breaking several records, new research shows. The BetaShares Australian ETF Review for year ...

Former Trump aide launches crypto fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... that Bitcoin is trading materially higher over the next several weeks, months, and years is exceedingly high. Bouts of volatility are inevitable as the asset class matures, but that is a small price to pay for the return vs. risk and correlation attributes." ...

MySuper eyes growth asset returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... percentage points lower than that of the growth sector but 0.2 percentage points higher than the balanced sector. Its volatility was much closer to balanced (7.6% p.a. versus 7.4% p.a.) than it was to growth (9.5% p.a.)," the report read. Rainmaker's ...

Careful portfolio rebalances needed: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... fixed income has revealed its limitations as there is not enough returns from fixed income to compensation for the volatility in capital value. "Instead, we favour a 'barbell' approach, owning some longer dated government bond exposures, and other higher ...

Retiree strategies need greater attention: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... investment bucket has the advantage of "significant merit in its simplicity" and effectiveness in mitigating market volatility. Complex bucketing follows the principle of dividing retirees' accumulated savings into discrete pools, each with different ...

Super fund targets homegrown opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 JAN 2021
... D'Alessandro and chief investment officer Con Michalakis see several silver linings from the unpredictability and volatility of 2020 as instigated by the coronavirus. "Coming out of COVID-19 next year, we are hoping that Australia will lead the recovery," ...

What you read in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... products and services for all members. The new fee will be used to cover this gap in the most sustainable way." 5. Volatility hits super funds (March 17) Volatility in global financial markets took its toll on some of Australia's largest superannuation ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... 2020 less than optimistic. As the pandemic hit, advisers had the tough job of guiding clients through extreme market volatility while getting used to meeting clients over Zoom rather than in the office. Consumers were crying out for advice, with so much ...

Real estate proves resilience: CoreLogic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... high end of the Sydney market is generally more volatile to changes in economic conditions," she said. "However, this volatility also tends to see a rapid recovery in the wake of lower mortgage rates and an improvement in consumer sentiment. "Perhaps ...