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Morningstar downgrades two Vanguard funds to neutral

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Two unlisted funds from Vanguard have had their retail share classes downgraded at Morningstar, with the ratings house bringing attention to the vehicles' higher fees compared to their listed or wholesale versions.

Hedge funds rally in April, but YTD still bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
New data has revealed that hedge funds around the globe staged a recovery in April, with a positive aggregate return of more than 5%.

IFM cuts carbon footprint from Aussie infra assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
IFM Investors' local infrastructure assets, which include Ausgrid, major airports, ports and toll roads, cut their carbon footprint by 7.9% in the year ending June 2019.

Pengana eyes fully franked dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Pengana is trying to draw investors into one of its international equities vehicles by amending its investment mandate with an objective to fully frank future dividends.

CBA sells 55% of CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Commonwealth Bank is set to offload 55% of Colonial First State to a $335 billion investment firm.

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
News that the Australian economy may be opening sooner than previously thought saw the S&P/ASX 200 surge on Monday, with investors buying into heavily sold-off sectors.

Investment manager launches income fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
A credit and alternative investment manager has launched its first Australian product; a global credit income fund set to provide investors with 3-4% in yield per annum.

Fundamentals return to the forefront in EM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
Eaton Vance has released a new research report finding fundamentals are returning to the forefront in emerging market debt.

Death of dividends greatly exaggerated: Epoch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
In the midst of Australian companies cutting dividends due to the effects of COVID-19, Epoch Investment Partners says investors can still generate dividend income from offshore.

BetaShares launches new ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
BetaShares has announced the launch of a new ETF that gives investors access to long-dated sovereign bonds issues by some of the world's largest developed economies.