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Factor investors increase allocations: Invesco

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
Invesco's seventh annual Global Factor Investing Study has revealed that respondents expect factor-based strategies to outperform in an inflationary environment with slow economic growth. The study, based on interviews with 151 institutional and retail ...

AustralianSuper shakes up executive team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
AustralianSuper has made some key executive changes as part of a broader reconsideration of executives' accountabilities. Shawn Blackmore has been appointed as the fund's first ever chief officer of retirement. Previously, he was group executive ...

Experts weigh in on Brookfield bid for Origin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Super funds and other shareholders could be in a position for a second time this year to approve a proposal to privatise an electricity provider, as Brookfield and MidOcean Energy bid to take over Origin Energy. Brookfield and MidOcean, an LNG company ...

J.P. Morgan enters local ETF market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
J.P. Morgan Asset Management kicked off its ETF business in Australia today, promising an alternative to the plethora of thematic offerings flooding the market. On the ASX today, the investment giant listed the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Active ...

Women-led global equities teams outperform in downturn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
Women-led or co-led large cap global equity investment teams outperformed their male counterparts in the calendar year to September, research shows. Investment Metrics reviewed 90 portfolios from 73 different asset managers across the globe and found ...

HESTA to commit $100m to green hydrogen

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
The industry fund is going to explore green hydrogen production, agreeing to invest up to $100 million in ReNu Energy and Countrywide Hydrogen projects. The super fund has signed a term sheet with ASX-listed ReNu Energy and its subsidiary Countrywide ...

Forget BRICs: Skerryvore

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
Unlike the previous periods of emerging markets euphoria, a return to prosperity is unlikely to be shortened into a simple acronym as it was during the period of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), as lines begin to blur between developed ...

Rest extends custody mandate with State Street

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
Following a review, State Street will continue to provide custodial services for the next three years. The mandate includes back office and custody services, accounting, unit pricing, performance, and analytics. As well as, tax and regulatory reporting ...

The future of defined contribution asset allocation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
Strategy discussions around defined contribution workplace saving tend to focus on plan design and engagement but questions of asset allocation are also critical, according to a discussion summary of the most recent Jasper Forum. The Forum was led by ...

Equipsuper investment chief on re-energising his team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
In anticipation of a recession, Equipsuper chief investment officer Andrew Howard says the revamp is the culmination of a six-month drive to get the right people in place. Providing an update to Industry Moves, Howard says he's confident the fund ...