Perpetual goes on US shopping spree to buy earnings growth
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Perpetual goes on US shopping spree to buy earnings growth

The acquisition by one challenged value funds manager of another challenged value funds manager looks like doubling down on a business with structural problems.

  • byElizabeth Knight

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Best performing fund managers during COVID-19 downturn

Best performing fund managers during COVID-19 downturn

As investors came to grips with the global COVID-19 pandemic,some active fund managers achieved massive gains by investing in the healthcare and technology sectors.

  • byJohn Collett
BlackRock strategist bucks Buffett and urges more stocks,less bonds

BlackRock strategist bucks Buffett and urges more stocks,less bonds

A senior strategist at the world's largest asset manager recommends keeping an eye on Chinese stimulus as he says it is time to take a risk-on approach to investing.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Investor shock as high-flying hedge fund posts savage slide
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Investor shock as high-flying hedge fund posts savage slide

Regal Funds Management was hit with a sharp 59 per cent slide in its high-performance hedge fund during March,leaving some investors fuming.

  • byKylar Loussikian
Stott misses out on 1851 gold rush amid virus carnage

Stott misses out on 1851 gold rush amid virus carnage

Could there have been a worse time for Wilson Asset Management's former stockpicker Chris Stott to go into business for himself?

  • byKylar Loussikian andSamantha Hutchinson
Globalisation could run out of puff in post-coronavirus world

Globalisation could run out of puff in post-coronavirus world

Flexible working arrangements,local manufacturing and risk averse investors could become the key features of life after COVID-19,fund managers say.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
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Themed investment funds often fail to match the hype
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Investing

Themed investment funds often fail to match the hype

The performances of most niche managed funds and ETFs have not been able to justify their management fees

  • byJohn Collett
Funds,advisers warn against switching super to cash

Funds,advisers warn against switching super to cash

Markets anxiety is causing investors to switch from equities to defensive assets as regulators and super funds call for calm.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Top hedge fund Regal moves to soothe client nerves after February performance slump
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Top hedge fund Regal moves to soothe client nerves after February performance slump

Sydney-based Regal Funds Management has moved to reassure nervous clients after its high-performance hedge fund posted a shock 32 per cent decline in February.

  • byKylar Loussikian
How the global fossil fuel divestment push is testing Australia's resolve

How the global fossil fuel divestment push is testing Australia's resolve

Three of the world's largest asset managers have signalled a move away from financing fossil fuels in recent months. What does this mean for Australian banks and funds?

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Thermal coal to ‘phase out’,strong demand for coking coal:Plato

Thermal coal to ‘phase out’,strong demand for coking coal:Plato

China will ultimately seek to stimulate its economy by investing in infrastructure,which is good news for Australian iron ore producers,Plato managing director Don Hamson explains.

  • byCharlotte Grieve