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Major themes impacting systematic investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... hedge. "The continued growth of US mega-cap technology companies has led to increased concentration in the global equity markets which may create unintended risks in multi-asset portfolios," Invesco head of solutions, multi-asset strategies Mo Haghbin ...

Future Fund delivers strong 11.9% return

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... Raphael Arndt said it was a strong result which adds to the Future Fund's strong long-term performance. "Listed equity markets rallied through much of the year, driven largely by the strength of the US economy," Arndt said. "The Future Fund benefitted ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... Alex Tedder said it was interesting that respondents were quite positive on the prospects for active managers. "Equity markets this year have been dominated by a small number of companies. This has been a global trend, but has been particularly pronounced ...

Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... manage," Morningstar said. "Second, cash should help buffer from any future volatility resulting from a fall in equity markets. And third, cash provides ample liquidity to take advantage of investment opportunities as they arise. "That said, we see opportunities ...

ETF winners and losers in September

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... equities were the "Cinderella story" for September, having turned around from being one of the worst performing equity markets. China's equity benchmark soared 21.1% during the month, marking its strongest move in a decade. The worst performers were ...

Vale Todd Guyot

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... "Todd was a terrific investor, an even greater person, and a cherished friend. His energy, wit and passion for equity markets was infectious," King said. "He represented the very best of Regal and we are devastated by the news of his sudden passing. ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... first half of 2024 proved to be a particularly difficult market environment for active managers across developed equity markets," the report said. "A majority of global equity funds domiciled in the US, Europe, Japan, Canada and Australia underperformed ...

Alternatives market to hit US$30tn by 2030: Preqin

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... representing an annualised growth rate of 12.8%. Preqin predicts it will occupy about 6% of the public and private equity markets by the end of the year. "Global alternatives markets continue to evolve rapidly, especially as individual investors' access ...

Macquarie AM launches emerging markets equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... introduced three of its active ETFs to the ASX in late 2023, offering opportunities in the global fixed income and equity markets to local investors. It was followed by the launch of a couple of low-cost active ETFs earlier this year, offering a management ...

abrdn closes hedge fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... by combining diversified hedging strategies into "one active solution and is convex" meaning that as developed equity markets fall, its rate of gain increases. The fund returned -10.5% p.a. since inception on 6 October 2021. In the last year, it also ...