Money Management Research Weighting to China supports EM funds As different emerging market regions struggle with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, funds that had a weighting to East Asian countries that dealt with it swiftly and early are seeing returns.

Money Management Original Short positions dent Platinum performance Despite reduced returns, Platinum will continue to maintain short positions and cash holdings to provide a level of downside protection as it expects markets to remain highly volatile for some time.

Money Management Original Demand for Australian iron ore boosts resources stocks The resources sector has been a beneficiary of ongoing geopolitical tensions along with increased infrastructure spending, according to Ausbil.

Money Management Original ‘Worst is not yet over’ for economy: Schroders The Schroder Absolute Return Income fund will maintain its defensive stance as it adds Australian investment grade credit and reduces global investment grade and Australian high yield.

Money Management Research First inflows for China equity funds in 11 weeks Investors have returned to Chinese equities with the top-performing fund in Australia returning 27.9% since the start of the year.

Industry News Dividend slash prompts focus on total return investing Investors need to rethink their ideas towards investing for total return as the outlook for dividends remains troubled, according to Ophir Asset Management.

Industry News Australia sees 64% annual growth in strategic-beta ETPs Strategic-beta exchange traded products saw growth of 64% in Australia in just one year to US$4.9 billion thanks to net new inflows of US$1.3 billion in 2019.

Industry News Munro adds exposure to COVID-19 winners Munro Partners has added exposure to areas which will benefit in a post-COVID-19 world such as digital enterprise, digital payments, e-commerce, and innovative health.