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Funds management

Australian shares have lagged behind the US for much of the past decade but there are several reasons to think their recent outperformance can continue for some time, acc...

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Funds management

Investors have withdrawn US$5.2 billion from Janus Henderson’s quantitative equities arm in the past quarter, prompting the firm to announce it will sell the division aft...

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Funds management

The US Federal Reserve looks set to start raising interest rates in the coming months, but investors could be unprepared for the effect this might have on markets....

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Funds management

There is a preference for cyclical equities in areas such as green infrastructure while small-caps remain an attractive asset class after strong performance in 2021....

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Funds management

Traditional active equity funds did not see any new inflows for two years until the middle of 2020 when the environmental, social and governance boom took off....

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Funds management

Stretched equity valuations and poor fixed income yields are leading professional investors to increase their allocations to cryptocurrency....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers are expecting local shares to deliver capital gains of 3.5% over the next 12 months, according to Investment Trends....

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Funds management

Funds under management at Pendal have risen to almost $140 billion although sub-advised channels contributed to outflows as clients took profits....

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Funds management

Although returns have been strong across asset classes, the question remains whether market strength has been “built on a foundation of sand”, according to Maple-Brown Ab...

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Funds management

Despite a fall in global and Australian equities, exchange traded funds had the highest monthly net inflows in September with $2.9 billion entering the industry. ...

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Funds management

The investment manager believes the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant has stabilised and the peak has now passed....

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Funds management

A significant correction in bond and equity markets is likely if the Federal Reserve jams on the monetary brakes, potentially challenging how multi-asset investors react ...

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People & Products

The MFS Global New Discovery Trust, which has been available in the US since 2011, will now be available to Australian and New Zealand investors....

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Funds management

Investors are backing investments which will offer only short-term gains, according to Prime Value, rather than backing companies which will have long-term sustainable gr...

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Funds management

Equities fund manager ECP Asset Management has appointed Justin Breen to its investment team....

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