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Investors seek to increase EM exposure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... emerging market (EM) exposures, both in equity and fixed income, according to Vontobel Asset Management. The Vontobel investor survey found while a minority intend to move to higher EM allocations over the next 12 months, a bigger shift will take place ...

Chief economist update: Australian pessimism eases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... before in March. Good but not good enough. This is because the latest score indicates that pessimism still rules and as the survey notes: "Confidence is negative in all industries despite improvements outside of mining and rec & personal in the month. ...

Millennials jump on COVID-19 volatility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... 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 risk appetite during the pandemic ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... study of the top 300 pension funds around the world. While total assets globally grew by 8.1%, Australian funds in the survey grew 19.2% for the year and rose through the ranks by an average of 13 places compared to 2018. "This performance has been aided ...

Demand for advice rises

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... particularly young superannuation fund members, Choi said. About 77% of members under 35 years old, based on a population of 4501 survey participants, would like to receive intra-fund advice, compared to 70% outside of this group. The key areas the younger ...

Industry funds pledge $33bn for economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... restore the economy, according to Industry Super Australia. ISA said the capital expenditure was identified as part of a survey of industry super funds, IFM Investors and ISPT. The Super in the Economy 2020 report said industry super funds' investment ...

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 ...

Investor expectations pie in the sky: Schroders

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... to their portfolio construction and need to adopt a different strategy to achieve expected returns, according to a new survey from Schroders. The Schroders Global Investor Survey reveals Australian investors annual return of 8.9% from their investments ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Former Labor Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Paul Keating have slammed the possibility the Liberal party may ditch the planned rise to the super guarantee as economists warn against it going ahead. Speaking at a socially distanced press conference, Rudd ...

Chief economist update: AUD on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... by 3.2% in the year to the June 2020 quarter following the March quarter's 6.8% contraction. The latest official PMI survey shows both manufacturing and non-manufacturing activity remaining in expansion in August - the sixth straight month since ...