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Centuria acquires property for healthcare fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... appetite to capitalise on the market's undersupply, especially given the backdrop of low interest rates and income volatility," he said. After launching during the pandemic, the fund was fully subscribed and temporarily suspended to new applicants but ...

Super fund execs accused of quasi-insider trading

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
Liberal MP Tim Wilson has accused executives at super funds of switching options during recent market volatility, in behaviour he likened to insider trading. During questioning of ASIC and APRA at the Standing Committee on Economics, Wilson suggested ...

ASIC to curb huge CFD losses

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... aim to decrease the size and speed of retail clients' losses by reducing CFD exposure and sensitivity to market volatility. "Heavy losses sustained by retail clients trading in highly leveraged CFDs and ongoing market volatility during the COVID-19 ...

Industry fund updates investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
An industry super fund has bumped up its fees on some investment options due to the effects of COVID-19 market volatility. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund (ACSRF) said the changes are set to come into effect on November 1. "Due to ...

American manager eyes local market

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... strategies as well as assets through a range of scenarios. This trait better equips Welton Global to navigate shifts in volatility regimes and convergence of correlations," Welton chief executive Basil Williams said. "Similarly, allocations to risk-off ...

Multi-boutique adds investment firms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... pre-defined 3% quarterly risk parameter for 40 consecutive quarters, and a track record of returns increasing with market volatility," he said. Gyrostat is an independently owned asset manager which focuses on risked managed investing. Gyrostat manages ...

Through good and bad: Advisers add value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Despite COVID-19 volatility, financial advisers have managed to deliver value of 5.2% or more each year to clients, according to new research. It's the key finding of Russell Investments' Value of an Adviser Report for 2020, saying this is the case ...

Lazard launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... have been faced with minimal fixed income returns, late-stage equity valuations, and the prospect of growing market volatility this year," Brillois said. "At the same time, convertible bond issuances have reached their highest levels since 2007, reaching ...

Industry fund doubles down on fee cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... environment. Vision said it reviews its investment strategy annually and changes were made this year as an adjustment to volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

GMO launches global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... today's market environment, where great uncertainty is creating significant opportunities from price dislocations and volatility, we are pleased to be launching the GMO Quality Trust in Australia. We believe our balanced approach provides investors with ...