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Mandate appointments sink to new lows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
The number of mandates awarded by not-for-profit (NFP) super funds and investment managers has spiralled into freefall, according to the latest Rainmaker Information research. NFP super funds and investment managers made 76 mandate appointments in the ...

Expand bolsters SMA offerings amid $10bn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... Insignia said. The new model portfolios have been added to the Expand Extra offering and will complement existing investment managers of MLC Asset Management, Antares, Ausbil, BlackRock, DNR Capital, Elston, JBWere, Lonsec, Pendal, Perennial, Zenith ...

VFMC fills new head of asset classes role

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
... VFMC's board for several years. According to Rainmaker Information, VFMC ranks 6 th among Australian-owned investment managers by total local sourced funds under management. It trails behind Queensland Investment Corporation, Pinnacle, Challenger ...

Acadian, Yarra among most commonly used external managers by super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
Every APRA-regulated super fund uses external investment managers; these are the most popular ones in traditional public asset classes, according to a Morningstar report. For Australian equities, the top managers by funds under management are IFM Investors ...

Managers struggle to secure positive net flows in FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
A minority of investment managers have had positive net flows over the past year, according to Rainmaker Information. Of the 158 investment managers tracked in the research house's managed funds database, only 62 saw net inflows, while 96 experienced ...

Australians rank seventh globally for retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
A Natixis Investment Managers study shows 40% of Australians don't think they'll be able to fund their own retirement, while 50% are actively avoiding thinking about it. Still, they're faring better than many other nations. According to the 2024 Natixis ...

Challenger goes for growth with State Street

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... managing director and chief executive Nick Hamilton said. "State Street has a strong track record of servicing investment managers and institutional clients. Their leading technical capability, platform investment, and global footprint will support our ...

CFS reviews Ironbark mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... transition manager in the coming weeks to support an orderly changeover of the funds' assets to the incoming investment managers. The transition to Brown Advisory and Robeco is expected to take place in late September. "Royal London continues to ...

Expand bolsters SMA menu

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... Expand Extra menu, doubling the wrap platform's separately managed account (SMA) offerings. The additional investment managers complement the current fleet of MLC Asset Management, Antares, Ausbil, JBWere, Pendal, Perennial, and Zurich. Expand now houses ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... MIAL, who was responsible for overseeing the investment of funds in managed investment schemes by third party investment managers," court documents show. Justice Horan said "it is vital that consumers in the financial services industry can have confidence ...