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Munro launches fund on ASX

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... concentrated long only portfolio of companies focused on decarbonisation and climate change solutions located anywhere in the world. The unlisted units of the fund was launched in October 2021. Munro founding partner and chief investment officer Nick ...

Zurich expands group insurance leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... using technology to engage customers will help Zurich's super fund partners to engage their own members. "In a post stapling world, insurance remains one of the main reasons employees do not change fund, so ensuring that members understand and make informed ...

SSGA chief executive to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... team at Global Advisors have contributed significantly to State Street's overall mission to create better outcomes for the world's investors and the people they serve. State Street Global Advisors has significantly strengthened its strategic position ...

American Century introduces small-cap fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... continued demand for robust IT spending, with companies realising that IT investment is critical to their success in a hybrid world. Our bottom-up process is identifying well-run, small cap technology companies that are direct beneficiaries of that increased ...

It will pay to keep employees happy: Fink

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
BlackRock founder and chief executive Larry Fink has urged chief executives to adjust to the new world of work ushered in by the pandemic, and stem staff turnover by listening to employees. In his annual letter to chief executives, Fink focussed on ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... central bank largesse succeeded in keeping incomes and businesses afloat. Gains in most major equity markets around the world attest to this - the S&P 500 index ended the year 2021 up 26.9%; the Stoxx-50 index by 21.0%; the FTSE-100 index rose by 14.3% ...

Australian billionaires double fortunes during pandemic: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... Oxfam, Inequality Kills, has warned of the deadly nature of the world's growing extreme economic inequality, ahead of the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda meetings. The report revealed that the wealth of Australia's 47 richest had doubled ...

Strongest quarter for BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
The organic growth of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, shows no signs of wavering - with the investment giant reporting a strong fourth quarter of 2021. "BlackRock delivered the strongest organic growth in our history, even as our assets ...

New global chief for William Blair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... returned to the US in 2009 as global head of investment banking. Under his leadership, William Blair opened offices around the world and completed strategic partnerships with firms in Asia, Israel, and Australia. In Australia, William Blair has been ...

ETFs had best year in 2021: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
The Australian ETF industry saw its best year on record in 2021 with $25.9 billion in cash flows and $134 billion in assets under management. Vanguard data revealed that investor flows into ETFs increased by 28% in 2021 in the face of ongoing COVID-related ...