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Ophir readies new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
The equities boutique will launch a new mid-cap focused equities fund, as its last fund readies for a hard close at January end. The Ophir Global High Conviction Fund will be an extension strategy to the $773 million Global Opportunities Fund, with ...

Global equities continue to soar: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... Australian Growth Companies Fund. Australian Unity and Platypus' Australian Equity Funds and Bennelong's Australian Equities Fund comprised the top three. As for emerging markets, Fidelity's Global Emerging Market Fund topped the list, followed by the ...

Magellan continues fund restructure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... unitholder approval to combine the investment funds of Magellan Global Fund (the unlisted managed fund), Magellan Global Equities Fund (active ETF, MGE) and Magellan Global Trust (listed investment trust MGG) into one $15 billion trust. The partnership ...

Mantis to take over Copper Rock fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
The new multi-boutique is expected to take over management of a $35 million global equities fund previously managed by Copper Rock. Mantis Funds Management is a nine-month-old business founded by head of research for Morphic Asset Management Timothy ...

Vanguard fund hits US$1trn

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
A Vanguard equities fund ended November with $1.3 trillion in total assets, in an unprecedented feat in funds management. The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund has been around since 1992 and follows a passive style of investing, with turnover rate ...

Firetrail dips toes in global equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... to its lineup. But Firetrail is not one to sit still. The boutique has now set its sights on launching a global equities fund, which at this stage is expected to be long-only concentrated fund. Firetrail doesn't want to pull investment staff from its ...

AllianceBernstein Australia eyes ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
The US manager is readying its well-performing $1.2 billion AB Managed Volatility Equities fund for an active ETF debut early next year. The Roy Maslen-managed fund has delivered 9.38% p.a. over five years and -1.59% in the last 12 months. It is was ...

Best managed funds, ETFs named

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... Fund (18.64% for the year and 12.52% p.a. over five years), followed by Alliance Bernstein's Managed Volatility Equities Fund (-1.59% and 9.38% p.a. over five years). In Aussie small caps Macquarie's Australian Small Companies (1.45% for the ...

Magellan adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
Magellan Financial Group has welcomed a non-executive director with extensive experience in the retail industry to its board. Colette Garnsey has over 40 years' experience in retail, marketing and distribution and is currently the chair of Australian ...

Magellan axes currency hedging in trust

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
A Magellan trust has removed its currency hedging strategy to reduce the downside risk to the portfolio when equity markets and the value of the Australian dollar are both declining. Magellan High Conviction Trust will move to an unhedged approach to ...