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A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... optimistic over the alpha opportunities that lie ahead with Chinese equities." Platinum Asset Management investment specialist Douglas Isles agrees that there are investment opportunities in China, however he argues that the market recovery we have seen ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... we would expect a fast and significant re-rating towards fair value." Platinum Asset Management investment specialist Douglas Isles said China's swift action to control the pandemic has seen its bourse bounce back relatively unscathed. "China is ...

Hamish Douglass remains confident amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
Magellan chair and chief investment officer Hamish Douglass believes COVID-19 could lead to near total economic shutdown, but says his global equities portfolio is well positioned to withstand the current volatile environment. To reduce risk, Douglass ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
US stocks are not expensive, despite their stretched valuations. In fact, it's all just a matter of "gravity" or the historically low interest rate environment, according to Magellan's Hamish Douglass. Speaking to a near-full crowd at the firm's ...

New partner at Koda Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... for Australian family offices and charitable organisations. Koda has two other advisers and partners in Brisbane: Will Douglas, who has previously worked for UBS Wealth Management, and Nik Velde who has worked with Commonwealth Private in Sydney. Late ...

New MySuper outcomes tool set for release

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... 96 MySuper products offered in Australia. Speaking with Financial Standard, TTS managing director and chief executive Douglas Bucknell said the tool will finally allow trustees to begin examining their funds against competitors' offerings. "It's ...

Stamping fees consultation kicks off

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
Treasury has announced a four-week consultation into "stamping fees" paid by fund managers to advisers and brokers for exchange-listed funds, as public scrutiny into the practice mounts. The Future of financial Advice (FoFA) reforms in 2013 put an end ...

Former PIMCO chief guilty in admissions scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... bribery scandal in the United States. According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, former PIMCO chief executive Douglas Hodge conspired with Rick Singer and others, beginning in 2012, to pay a total of $525,000 to facilitate his daughter's ...

Standard Life Aberdeen chair steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... 2020. Commenting on the move, which comes after almost four decades with the company, Aberdeen Asset Management chair Douglas Flint said: "It is impossible to overstate Martin's achievement in building Aberdeen Asset Management into a truly global and ...

Magellan posts bumper profits, raising $275m

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
Magellan Financial Group reported a 78% jump in its profit for the financial year ending June and announced a $275 million institutional raise for MFG shares this morning. Magellan's stable of well-performing equities funds are now managing an average ...