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Alternatives, equities dominate mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... Not-for-profit superannuation funds appointed 377 mandates in the 12 months ending March, with alternatives and Australian equities winning the lion's share. By number, alternatives mandates were the popular (46% of 377), followed by equities (29%) ...

Plato wins $3.9bn mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
In what may be the biggest Australian equities mandate from a super fund since 2010, a retail fund recently allocated $3.9 billion to Plato Investment Management. Colonial First State FirstChoice Lifestage made the allocation to the Sydney boutique ...

Colonial First State reports 22.4% in super returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... value to a more neutral style," he said. While CFS, like all other super funds, was a beneficiary of strong returns in equities and credit markets, Tully said the managers were able to add value beyond the index returns. As an example, he cited RealIndex ...

Demand soars for global equities ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
Investors poured their money into global equities exchange-traded funds, which took in nearly $5 billion in the first half of 2021. This is according to a joint analysis by the Australian Securities Exchange and Vanguard, which found that global equity ...

Active Super returns 23%

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... (23.76%) and account based pension (26.96%). Turnbull said the fund tilted 2-3% of its assets away from defensives to equities during the year, which contributed to the returns. "We are now watching whether at some point we might need to take that tilt ...

Hejaz expands with three new funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Hejaz Financial Services is launching three funds with an ethical overlay to retail investors that invest in global equities, credit and property. As part of the $180 million fund manager's aggressive growth strategy, the funds will give Australian ...

SelfWealth to add crypto trading

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... be able to buy and sell popular cryptocurrencies in real-time on the platform. The existing capabilities in trading US equities and CHESS sponsored Australian shares will remain. "We want to make investing for our customers as seamless as possible. Currently ...

Active managers lead new ETF issuers

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... with 8%. Vanguard and BetaShares led the inflows receiving around 65% of industry flows, up from 53% in 2020. Global equities products saw the highest inflows with $5 billion, followed by Australian equities at $1.5 billion. Rounding out the top five ...

VanEck opens Perth office

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... billion), BetaShares (about $17 billion), Magellan ($15.3 billion) and State Street ($7.9 billion) in ASX-listed ETFs. Global equities were the largest asset class, with nearly 49.6% of the total assets in ASX-listed ETFs.

AMP Capital GEFI sold to Macquarie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
AMP is selling AMP Capital's Global Equities and Fixed Income business to Macquarie, with the division valued at $185 million. Under the sale, the global equities and fixed income capabilities will be combined with Macquarie's public investments ...