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NGS Super divests oil, gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... assess the two risks of stranded asset risk and physical asset risk, and we were also in discussions with our active managers, what their position was in terms of the price action on these particular companies." Squires said that in light of geopolitical ...

FSC guidance looks to eliminate greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... role in this economic transition by working with their portfolio companies to adopt lower emissions practices." For fund managers making net zero commitments, the guidance said they should be able to demonstrate their pathway to meeting such goals. But ...

Mercer wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... Fund board and minister of finance Seve Paeniu said. "Mercer's multi-manager approach allows us access to best-in-class managers, as well as a broad range of investment styles and asset classes, while ensuring alignment with our investment beliefs. Diversification ...

Barrenjoey joins forces with Kiwi broker

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... reciprocal access to research, advisory and capital markets services. The pair, who recently worked together as joint lead managers on the IPO of infrastructure maintenance provider Ventia Services, decided to make things official with the strategic ...

How super should be using technology: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... Investment Fund has commissioned a study into Artificial Intelligence's capacity to select assets and choose investment managers. Domestically, Australian members have recently been afforded highly personalised offerings driven by data analytics, such ...

Class bolsters leadership with new general managers

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
The cloud-based wealth accounting platform has added four new general managers to its leadership team, while also bidding farewell to its long serving chief solutions officer. The appointments of Gary Cox, Jo Hurley, Tracy Williams, and Tom Sargent ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... this year and will continue to have significant strategic and operational implications for all super funds and asset managers. It's our belief that this is not simply a phase in the market but a new economic and operating reality," the consultancy firm ...

Equities challenged but opportunities are there

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... equity market volatility, growth earnings resilience remains stronger than in cyclicals. "The opportunities for growth managers are looking increasingly attractive," Griffin said. "But although there are some great company valuations at the moment and ...

MSC Trustees appointed by Alceon

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... incorporation of our corporate trust business, MSC Trustees, and it is appointments like these which demonstrate fund managers, emerging and established, are seeking a genuine alternative to the entrenched corporate trustee market duopoly," Fletcher ...

Perpetual funds down amid market decline

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... However, Adams also touted Perpetual for delivering a solid quarter in what has been a tough market environment for asset managers. Adam said: "Our investment teams deliver very strong relative investment performance, with all but two of our equity funds ...