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VanEck hires for expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
VanEck Australia strengthened its business development team with appointments from JBWere and Bell Potter Securities. Formerly a financial intermediary's analyst at JBWere, Campbell Stevens has joined VanEck to promote its range of ETFs to financial ...

Women underrepresented in funds management: research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... women making up 29% of junior alternative assets staff, 23% of mid-level staff and 11% of senior roles. Institutional investment firms across all regions follow a similar trend; women are greatly represented in junior roles than executive positions. ...

QIC boosts US presence with acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... our clients with a targeted and sound investment opportunity," Leigh said. QIC is one of the largest institutional investment managers in Australia, with $82 billion in funds under management. It has more than 700 employees and serves more than 110 clients ...

Former StatePlus MD joins Australian Ethical

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... FUM comes from direct applications to its super fund - the remainder is split between managed funds, institutional investment and retail investment through intermediaries. Its managed funds suite saw a 29% increase in net flows to $106 million.

Australian Ethical sees 34pct member surge

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... FUM comes from direct applications to its super fund - the remainder is split between managed funds, institutional investment and retail investment through intermediaries. Its managed funds suite saw a 29% increase in net flows to $106 million.

Investment managers turning to hungry retail market

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... 22-year history in the Australian funds management industry said there's been an overwhelming focus on institutional investment in the alternatives market - making the retail sector at the very least under-tapped. "There were always retail exposures ...

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
An emerging markets specialist says Latin America is offering substantial investment opportunities following Donald Trump's softening trade policy and strong business outlooks across the region. SURA Asset Management regional head of equities Felipe ...

Government puts stopper on Future Fund drawdowns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Future Fund Management Agency was managing $146 billion as at 31 December 2016 and was Australia's largest institutional investment manager.

ESG adoption grows, returns follow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... mitigate instability. SSGA head of global ESG business Chris McKnett said there's a collective shift in the institutional investment world causing asset owners and managers to think differently about the consequences of investments. "For the majority ...

IFM Investors and Samsung partner for infrastructure fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
An Australian institutional investment manager is partnering with Korea-based Samsung Asset Management to form a global infrastructure debt fund. The US$480 million fund will be jointly managed by IFM Investors and Samsung Asset Management to invest ...