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First Sentier launches ESG debt strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
First Sentier Investors is leveraging MUFG Bank's strengths in ESG financing for a new private debt capability that will initially focus on providing loans to the renewable energy sector. Officially launching today, First Sentier's sustainable ...

Institutional mandates shrink

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... Australian equities. It was followed by Macquarie ($2.4 billion), Alphinity ($2.1 billion), Lend Lease ($2 billion), First Sentier ($1.7 billion), WMC ($1.5 billion) and Robeco ($1.5 billion). Rainmaker's Mandate Chaser report collects mandate data ...

State Street the largest institutional manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... billion), Pinnacle Investment Management ($70.2 billion), Victoria Funds Management Corporation ($64.5 billion) and First Sentier ($58.3 billion). The total local institutional FUM across investment managers was $2.2 trillion at December end across 164 ...

Wholesale funds recover losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... fell 9.4%. State Street Global Advisors recorded 4.9% FUM growth followed by Victoria Funds Management (2.4%) and First Sentier Investors recording a slight decrease (2.8%). "While initially in 2020 stock markets worldwide experienced significant COVID-19 ...

Colonial Super Retirement Fund rejigs managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... currently offered (CFS Wholesale Geared Share Fund and FirstChoice Wholesale Geared Global Share) will be replaced by First Sentier Australian Share and Multi-Manager Global Share respectively. In global shares, Pendal and MFS's funds will change ...

First Sentier funds appoint new RE

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
First Sentier has shed its responsible entity relationship with Colonial First State, naming a new RE for 13 of its funds. Perpetual's Trust Company will act as the responsible entity for the 13 funds. The change comes after shareholder vote and retires ...

Cbus appoints three investment heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
The $55 billion industry fund has named three new investment heads, hiring from AustralianSuper, First Sentier and MLC Asset Management. John Longo will be Cbus's head of property, starting mid-February. Longo joins from Australian Super where he ...

Careful portfolio rebalances needed: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... fixed income mean investors will need to carefully rebalance their equities and bonds mix in 2021, according to First Sentier Investors. In its 2021 outlook, the multi-asset solutions team said that although financial markets have stabilised in several ...

First Sentier launches infrastructure fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
First Sentier Investors has launched a new US-listed infrastructure fund that is managed locally. The First Sentier American Listed Infrastructure Fund (FLIAX) aims to achieve income and capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of up to ...

Macquarie IM the nation's largest manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... Macquarie manages the largest amount of domestic investments, taking up over half of its portfolio at $86.2 billion. First Sentier Investors ($85.3bn) comes second in terms of locally managed assets, followed by IFM ($80.3bn). Overall, the exchange-traded ...