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ASX revises capital raising measures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... current market dislocation." The emergency measures were implemented back in March in response to the extreme market volatility being experienced. It introduces two class order waivers to help listed entities affected by COVID-19 to raise urgently needed ...

Banks lose US$635 billion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... sectors of the economy and it was evident under the stock markets. The crisis generated massive instability and high volatility in global capital markets," it said. "The financial sector was among the most impacted leading to the drop in market capitalisation." ...

UBS makes private wealth strategy shift

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... sustainable portfolio can adapt to evolving market and economic environments, and help clients weather the kind of volatility that we expect to persist throughout much of the decade ahead." UBS currently manages $670 billion (US$488 billion) in core ...

High performance funds significantly underperform: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... the Australian equities small cap space. Due to extreme market moves seen throughout 2020, Rainmaker found levels of volatility to be very high relative to returns. Downside deviation (measured by semi-standard deviation), was also high due to the negative ...

Investors seek to increase EM exposure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... drivers behind increasing EM exposure differ across regions; 45% say that one of their top two reasons is the declining volatility in emerging markets over longer term, a hugely important driver in the region compared with 31% in North America and 25% ...

360 Capital succeeds in LIC raid

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... private credit opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. However, it hit the brakes on listing in May, citing COVID volatility and decided to run the strategy as an unlisted fund. For AYF, 360 approached with multiple proposals (including a special ...

WAM wins Blue Sky bid, appoints directors

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... estate and private infrastructure. "This gives investors a return that is uncorrelated to equity markets with lower volatility and diversification, and also gives investors exposure to potentially innovative investment products," WAM founder Geoff Wilson ...

Millennials jump on COVID-19 volatility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
Millennial investors have been undeterred by market volatility due to COVID-19, according to new research conducted by Calastone. The results of a survey of people in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, UK, US and Germany, found a correlation between ...

Instos dial up alternatives allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Most institutional investors are seeking alternative investments to safeguard against COVID-19 volatility. New CoreData Research reveals nearly half (40%) of the 459 participants it surveyed between June and July will ramp up allocations to alternatives ...

WAM makes LIC takeover bid

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... chose to reduce its size by 12.8% through a special dividend payment leading to the potential increase in risk and volatility due to reduced cash and liquidity. WAM chair Geoff Wilson said: "Reducing CLF's capital so soon after appointment the new CLF ...