As the industry fund sector embarks on what will be a busy and decade shaping year, Rainmaker’s recent release of its latest batch of AAA-rated super funds couldn’t be more timely. The research house seeks to assess the quality of
Europe’s largest asset manager, with EUR$1.4 trillion ($2.2 trillion) in investor funds, Amundi Asset Management, recently weighed into the cryptocurrency phenomenon, releasing a ‘Blue Paper’ on the topic. It offers a unique insight from a traditional fund manager on what
Recently crowned with the Fixed Interest Manager of the Year award by Morningstar, its third such win in four years, Western Asset Management is on the front food when it comes to global government bond markets. The conditions, despite heightened
The US$500 billion ($649 billion) investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) is the latest group to come under pressure for its climate change and diversity disclosures. Its response and the growing pressure offers a unique insight into the increasingly complex
Stylistic investing, or the concept of separating companies into arbitrary buckets due to their perceived growth, value or defensive characteristics, tends to dominate discussions these days. Fundamental research and the many rules of thumb applied by investors were founded in
Are investors looking at a dividend bonanza in 2021? According to Dr Don Hamson, portfolio manager of the Plato Australian Shares Income strategy, the drought may be coming to an end. According to the one of the leading active income
Emerging markets have been among the most popular targets for allocations from financial advisers in recent months. Whether it is the strength of the economic recovery in Asia, or the more attractive yields available on sovereign and corporate debt, Australian
It was another busy week for Australia’s rating agencies, both on a corporate and operational level. On the one hand, Australia Ratings Group was acquired by Foresight Analytics, something we covered here. More topical though, was the upgrade of a
The media coverage around inflation has bordered on obsessive in recent months, with predictions of a bond market apocalypse and rampant inflation sending markets into a tailspin. The reality, according to experienced bond manager Jamieson Coote Bonds, is a little
The financial services regulator ASIC has ramped-up its legislative activity in 2021, following a 2020 dominated by pandemic support and leniency. Commenting to media in recent weeks, ASIC’s deputy chair Karen Chester flagged recent proceedings lodged against industry funds Rest
As the industry fund sector embarks on what will be a busy and decade shaping year, Rainmaker’s recent
Europe’s largest asset manager, with EUR$1.4 trillion ($2.2 trillion) in investor funds, Amundi Asset Management, recently weighed into
Recently crowned with the Fixed Interest Manager of the Year award by Morningstar, its third such win in
The US$500 billion ($649 billion) investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) is the latest group to come under
Stylistic investing, or the concept of separating companies into arbitrary buckets due to their perceived growth, value or
Are investors looking at a dividend bonanza in 2021? According to Dr Don Hamson, portfolio manager of the
Emerging markets have been among the most popular targets for allocations from financial advisers in recent months. Whether
It was another busy week for Australia’s rating agencies, both on a corporate and operational level. On the
The media coverage around inflation has bordered on obsessive in recent months, with predictions of a bond market
The financial services regulator ASIC has ramped-up its legislative activity in 2021, following a 2020 dominated by pandemic
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