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Mainstream funds under custody up 79%

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
Funds administration services provider Mainstream Group Holdings saw its funds under custody increase 79% during the June quarter, with net funds increasing by 36 compared to March 2020. Over the past 12 months, its funds under administration (FuA) ...

Australian Ethical posts record results

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... funds are outperforming their peers, and I hope that continues," he said. "Ethical investments are very much in the mainstream; they create sustainable returns, which are equal if not better [to their not-so-ethical counterparts]. "It's proof that ...

Fixed income investors get new ESG rating

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... has tripled over the past two years. He said the trend is one the firm sees continuing. "As impact investing becomes mainstream, the key for Australian investors is to ensure they are investing into areas that are genuinely making the positive social ...

Impact investing set to skyrocket: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... real assets, private debt, public and private equity, social impact bonds and more. "Responsible investment has gained mainstream traction in financial markets and the next iteration will require investors to demonstrate the real-world outcomes they ...

Industry fund backs tobacco-free pledge

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... amplifies the tobacco-free finance movement," she said. "Moving to tobacco-free finance is firmly established as a mainstream action for banks, pension funds, insurers and asset managers committed to a sustainable future."

Pendal awards registry mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... has picked a new unit registry provider for $19 billion in funds under administration across its Australian funds. Mainstream Group Holdings'Australian business has entered a five-plus-five-year agreement with Pendal to provide the latter's outsourced ...

ESG investing now mainstream: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... COVID-19 crisis has kicked the transition into overdrive, catapulting responsible and sustainable investing to become "mainstream". "At the start of 2020 I said that environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing would reshape the investment landscape ...

Ellerston, Morphic look to oust Perpetual

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... vote on its interests in relations to resolutions. Morphic said it does not intend to change other service providers; Mainstream will remain the administrator, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley will continue to provide prime brokerage and custodial services. ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... particularly want to invest in line with their thinking and values," he said. "The market is a bit frustrated because on the mainstream side maybe there isn't enough change and then for others it's a bit hard to compete because they say they ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Responsible investing is the rare field of financial services dominated by women. It's also growing at a rapid rate, but challenges remain. The field has dramatically evolved over the past decade, as ESG roles, once focused on communication and ...