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Six Park launches ESG options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... excited to be partnering with Six Park as it ramps up its digital offerings. "Sustainable portfolios were an important factor in our decision to partner with Six Park, as this is an area of considerable importance to ensure we can provide clients with ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... 212% on wine exports. Despite this, Yin said, global investors with a long-time horizon should not be deterred from investing in the nation. "Rather than weaken the case, these factors actually reinforce the need to own more Chinese assets to make portfolios ...

Pinnacle boutique wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... with a forward-thinking Australian superannuation fund, with a sound reputation for investment acumen and responsible investing," Aikya portfolio manager Ashish Swarup said. "We follow a disciplined investment process that focuses on identifying businesses ...

Milford makes key appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... further strengthen the integration of ESG factors into our investment process." Rossi added: "At Milford, sustainable investing is an important part of our investment framework. Not only do investors want their investments to align with their values ...

COVID-19 spurs proactive investing: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... found, as little more than a third (36%) of Australians have a good understanding of investing. "Education is not the only factor likely to boost investor engagement; product design and features also require a rethink, say respondents who already invest. ...

Fund managers' ESG beef

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... nothing to help the ESG risks associated with meat and dairy either - rather, the pandemic has highlighted another risk factor. The mainstream theory on the origin of COVID-19 is that it was spread via a wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan originally. ...

Healthcare dominates impact investing: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... asked about considerations when making investments respondents in all three countries noted impact on society as the last factor while return on investments, risks, fees and length of the investment were the most important factors.

Northern Trust scores win in Vanguard reversal

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... used an index-tracking strategy in the international credit allocation, with some exclusions. Northern Trust will use a factor-based strategy using quality and value factors, with an ESG and carbon reduction overlay. In sovereign debt, Northern Trust ...

Multi-boutique adds investment firms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... increasing with market volatility," he said. Gyrostat is an independently owned asset manager which focuses on risked managed investing. Gyrostat manages the Absolute Return Income Equity Fund and also runs specialty risk managed investment mandates. ...

Through good and bad: Advisers add value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... solutions Bronwyn Yates said. The next most significant contributor, representing 1.5% of added value is tax-effective investing. "Advisers can add significant value to a client through structural tax strategies to manage investment tax," Russell said. ...