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Investors seek to increase EM exposure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... many APAC investors have seen developing economies in their region, led by China, faring much better than some developed markets.

MSCI launches domestic index series

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... World With Special Tax Index. The MSCI Australia Index was introduced in 1969 and is now a part of the larger Developed Markets Index or MSCI World Index.

Sustainable ETF demand skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... verify, particularly in developing markets, where the differences between companies is arguably greatest. Even in developed markets, shortcomings have prompted a sustained push for improved and standardised disclosures," it reads. Research by Lonsec ...

VanEck to launch four new ETFs

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... healthcare sector. It will be subject to a 0.45% per annum management fee. The ETF will track the MarketGrader Developed Markets (ex-Australia) Health Care index, which aims to invest in stocks that deliver growth at a reasonable price to generate long-term ...

Garry Laurence to depart Perpetual

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... portfolio of 50-70 stocks. Upper threshold for cash will come down to 5%. The funds will primarily invest in developed markets stocks but will introduce a 20% permissible allocation to EM stocks. Laurence crossed over from PM Capital where he covered ...

Growth outplays value: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... sectors registered a positive result for the quarter to June. Emerging markets did not perform as well relative to developed markets for both the quarter and the year as a whole. Frontier said China exposure and industry biases had a major impact on ...

The future is fast arriving: BlackRock

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... away from nominal government bonds and toward credit." Five-year returns are expected to be negative across developed markets, the Institute said, with yields dropping sharply across nominal government bonds. Yields would only rise if monetary and fiscal ...

Hedge funds rally in April, but YTD still bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... markets-focused funds returned 6.17% during the month, however, since the beginning of the year are down 11.09%. Developed markets funds were up 5.97% in April, but down 7.7% since December 31. Interestingly, a discretionary approach (+6.42%) proved ...

Fundamentals return to the forefront in EM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... alternative & asset allocation strategies noted EM interest rates appear attractively valued when analysed against developed markets and on an inflation-adjusted basis. "We remain neutral on EM sovereign credit, a sector offering historically compelling ...

Capital retention policies may hit investors: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... said, are set to be hit. "We expect dividends in Australia to be more severely impacted from COVID-19 than other developed markets. A decline in aggregate demand from China is likely to affect earnings in the materials sector, at least in the short term," ...