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Suncorp wealth business down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... extreme weather events, high reinsurance costs and low investment returns after the most recent bushfires and market volatility. In the wealth business, funds under management fell 8% over the year to $5.9 billion. Suncorp said this was a result of reduced ...

Perpetual profits plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... weather the COVID-19 storm. "While our increasingly diversified business has provided some protection against extreme volatility seen in global investment markets, our overall FY20 financial results have been impacted due to COVID-19 effects and net ...

S&P 500 rebounds from COVID-losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... while a review of the phase-one US-China trade deal is in limbo. These are two potential catalysts for equity market volatility." Consumer discretionary (+1.46), communication services (+1.09%) and information technology (+0.39) lead the gains amongst ...

Netwealth reports $43.8m in FY20 profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... growth in new clients. It flagged cash balances may fall as percentage of the FUA depending on COVID-19 related market volatility. Ord Minnett called the result "solid against [COVID-19] backdrop" but still has the stock on sell given its greater than ...

New 'cash plus' style sovereign bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... credit rating of AA+. The 'cash plus' style fund is promising higher than cash returns with daily liquidity and low volatility, with co-portfolio manager Charlie Jamieson saying the strategy did not suffer in the March drawdowns faced by credit-heavy ...

MySuper portfolio winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... Rainmaker's June 2020 RiskMetrics report, UniSuper achieved the highest three-year return (but with the third highest volatility of 9.1% per annum) while REI Super was the lowest returning product (3.6% per annum returns, and median volatility of ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... Using Vanguard's "fair value" CAPE model - which is adjusted for inflation expectations, real interest rates, and volatility - Geysen believes the US is actually not in extreme territory. "With our measure, the US is currently within a plus or minus ...

Advisers bolt to cash, gold

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... ETF Securities chief executive Kris Walesby said: "Precious metals continue to hold appeal as a hedge against market volatility. Gold pushed through the all-time high mark recently and is likely to maintain value for some time due to quantitative easing ...

Asset managers still bearish, but less so

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... said. Most equity manager searches had a core or defensive undertone, bfinance said, whether they had a quality, low volatility, low tracking error/active risk, or ESG focus. There had been no demand for value equity strategies in any region, it said ...

IOOF, LUCRF Super on ERS workload

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... he said. "Overall, the transactions and volume of enquiries has increased considerably. There has been substantial volatility in investments, and we are repositioning our shareholder capital to accommodate the volatility. "The whole organisation is committed ...