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Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
A study of the world's 100 largest public pension funds has found more than 60% have little or no climate change strategy. This includes a number of Australian superannuation funds. A new report from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project shows 63% ...

Pengana flags private equity LIT launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... under management. This includes US$5.23 trillion in private capital and US $3.58tn in hedge fund assets. North America and Europe-focused private capital funds hold the largest share of the private capital market and posted the strongest returns, Preqin ...

Pinnacle expands distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... focusing on UK and European clients. He joined Eaton Vance from Macquarie Funds Group, where he worked in Australia and Europe. He has also worked with BT Investment Management (now Pendal). At Pinnacle, he will report to the firm's head of institutional ...

Chief economist update: Trump's beggar thy neighbour policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... Canada and Mexico (NAFTA) and more recently, Trump has been reported to be setting his crosshairs on Japan (then back to Europe?). America's stronger growth relative to the rest of the world makes it hardly surprising that its consumers and businesses ...

Link expands in Europe

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... the UK and Ireland, which led the firm to becoming one of the largest third-party independent authorised fund managers in Europe. "Luxembourg is a key jurisdiction for our clients' cross-border funds and enhancing our proposition in the region is a natural ...

AMP Capital hires award-winning stock picker

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... assets business grow. Michael Debs will act as a portfolio manager and analyst, covering utilities infrastructure across Europe and Asia on the team. In his most recent role, Debs was a director on Citi's utilities research team where he covered multinational ...

Boutique manager expands fixed income team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... drawing on his global experience in relative value in fixed income. He was Deutsche's head of relative value research for Europe. He also spent 13 years in fixed income trading positions for the bank in London and Sydney, focused on global volatility ...

IFM Investors return fees to investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... funds to seed new investment capabilities." IFM Investors is owned by 27 major pension funds, with investment teams in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia that manage institutional strategies across infrastructure (equity and debt), debt investments ...

Boutique manager to launch LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... industry knowledge." The LIC has a global mandate and will initially look to invest in Australia, the wider Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. It will invest across the natural resources value chain ranging from exploration and feasibility operations ...

Confidence remains in face of regulatory headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
Increased regulation is the biggest challenge facing asset managers today, followed closely by rising costs and decreased profit margins. Despite such headwinds, confidence in the ability to perform remains high, latest research shows. According to ...