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ESG investing now mainstream: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... the recent stock market crash, he said. "Clearly, this is going to increasingly attract both retail and institutional investors seeking decent returns in turbulent times," Green said. Record-low oil prices, which he argued, are not likely to rebound ...

Australian fund regulation below average: Morningstar

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... As part of its biannual Global Investor Experience report, the research house assessed the experiences of mutual fund investors across 26 markets, assigning grades of top, above average, average, below average and bottom to each country. The Netherlands ...

AMP Capital shutters global equities fund for platform investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
Dwindling assets under management have forced AMP Capital to close a global equities fund for wholesale investors on platforms. AMP Capital's wholesale global equity - growth fund for platform investors (Class M) was closed last Friday. The decision ...

Mutual fund assets lose $1.3 trillion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... mutual fund strategies added net flows during February. "Taxable bond mutual funds continue to be a destination for investors, having witnessed $55.2 billion in net flows February for the year-to-date - the most of any asset class," Cerulli said. The ...

Best, worst equities performers in COVID-19 sell-off revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... have been Milliman Mgd Risk Australian Shr-Class A (-12.82%), BetaShares Managed Risk AUS Shr ETF (-15.86%), Investors Mutual Concentrated Australian Share (-17.56%) and AB Managed Volatility Equities (-18.68%). "This is pleasing given these strategies ...

Climate threat pushes Aussies to sustainability

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
Mutual fund assets in sustainable investments surged 23% in 2019, as Aussie investors wake up to the "critical threat" of climate change. Singapore based research and consulting firm Cerulli Associates found that the sector recorded $1.2 billion in ...

Value disconnect damages adviser relationships

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
There is disconnect between what investors value from their advisers and what advisers believe investors value, leading to frustration and a breakdown in advisory relationships. That's according to the latest research coming out of Morningstar, which ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... in 2018 while Macquarie was successful in 2019. The awards highlight investment strategies showcasing the qualities investors seek in an investment manager, determined by a quantitative methodology that equally weights six-year performance factors with ...

Industry still shy of flat dollar fees: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... management in mainstream asset classes. "Disappointment with active management outcomes had led a number of institutional investors to question the ongoing usage of active managers and this had led to terminations of some relationships in favour of passive ...

Global ETF industry hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... passive ETFs showing particular strength, taking in around US$73 billion. As a result of this continued preference by investors, assets in US passive managed funds and index ETFs topped those in US actively managed funds for the first time in August. ...