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Former Ausbil managers start small-cap fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... a view to officially launch in September. The firm's name is inspired by the key features Waters and Prunty look for in stocks - quality, value and growth. These stocks will comprise QVG's flagship product, the QVG Opportunities Fund. The fund will cater ...

Zagga pitches alternative asset class

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... diversity their portfolio and "flesh out that piece in the middle" between cash, term deposits, property, managed funds and stocks. After registering on the website, investors will be matched with borrowers who meet their risk profile based on Zagga's ...

Short-termism obsession misses premia: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... Additionally, a long-horizon investor can significantly reduce transaction costs by avoiding the unnecessary turnover of stocks, as well as round-trip decisions (firing and replacing managers) which on average can dent returns up to 1% over three yea ...

The challenge of finding true active management

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... to consider capacity issues, given the increasing or decreasing ability of a manager to make investments in particular stocks when a fund reaches a certain size. "If you are different to the index, capacity should be valued, and T. Rowe Price has a long ...

Auscap equities fund gets Zenith, Lonsec tick

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... investors in regards to Australian equities diversification, given that most SMSFs have a heavy bias towards the top 12 ASX stocks. While 80% of the fund's returns come from ASX 100 stocks, Carleton said "average net exposure to the top twelve throughout ...

MSCI adds China to indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... equity index provider MSCI will add China A shares to two of its indices starting June 2018. More than 220 China A large cap stocks will be incorporated to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, estimated to have a 0.73% weighting. China A shares will also ...

Millennials choosing stock market over housing market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... $1000 or less more affordable. The analysis also shows that many younger investors demonstrate a fondness for blue chip stocks with more stable share prices that pay dividends. However, some millennials are opting for growth stocks which could indicate ...

Acorns adds ESG investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... of return similar the Moderately Aggressive Portfolio, which has about 44% of assets allocated to Australian large cap stocks and 21% to corporate bonds. Emerald will have exposure to the Russell Investments Australian Responsible Investment ETF and ...

Saxo Capital Markets expands solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... a unique identifier assigned by the ASX to investors who use a broker. This means having the ability to hold Australian stocks through the HIN structure provided by the ASX's Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) alongside other assets ...

Short selling is 'smart money': Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... conducted a performance simulation which involved constructing an equally weighted portfolio consisting of the 30 most shorted stocks," Tay said. In terms of ratings, 11 stocks were 'not rated', 13 were 'recommended', five were 'approved' and one was ...