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University endowment fund awards mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... University's endowment fund has appointed a global manager to run an ESG-focused fixed income strategy. Aberdeen Standard Investments will actively manage Australian fixed income with an ESG overlay for the nearly $1.3 billion endowment fund. This will ...

Robo-advice not dead: GlobalData

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... "Competition in the UK robo-advice space is fierce, and providers of day-to-day banking remain the go-to for arranging investments. A strong brand and reputation can help win clients, but UBS is not a universal bank appealing to a mass market." Woldemichael ...

AustralianSuper secures WestConnex stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... said. AustralianSuper's infrastructure assets have a current value in excess of $13 billion. It has significant investments in NSW Ports and Transurban Queensland. AustralianSuper manages more than $140 billion of members' retirement savings. ...

Vanguard launches ESG funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... fund alongside an ethically conscious global bond fund for investors looking to reflect their values through their investments. The Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares and Global Aggregate Bond Index Funds will allow investors to access ...

GAM to liquidate bond funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
GAM Investments will liquidate its suite of absolute return bond funds following the suspension of its head of absolute return strategies. Last week GAM announced it had suspended investment director Tim Haywood for risk management and record keeping ...

Equity Trustees responds to GAM suspension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
Equity Trustees halted applications into and redemptions from two GAM Investments funds following the suspension of the global manager's fixed income investment director. In a letter to unitholders, Equity Trustees - as responsible entity for the ...

Global $221bn manager hires BlackRock exec for new Australian office

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... business to lead an expansion into the Australian market. Alex Zaika will become managing director for Australia at GAM Investments, which already manages $5.2 billion for local wholesale and institutional clients. In this role, which commences on July ...

Chief economist update: "Quitaly"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... than the kitchen sink if current speculations about "Quitaly" become real. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio analyst and ...

Beer tap runs dry for $2 billion manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... Inbev at $20 a share, eleven years later the price rose to about $100 a share - not counting dividends. PM Capital's investments in beer stocks hit their peak in 2008, when it put 22% of its total portfolio into brewing companies. The following year ...

Chief economist update: Japan's other war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... want to fight a trade war while it's still trying to win the currency war. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist, asset allocation strategist, portfolio analyst and ...