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Magellan eyes retirement income products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... he's seeing demand from advisers for Magellan's global listed infrastructure strategy - which is also available as an active ETF - and interest is expected to grow over time. Of Magellan's total FUM of $70.8 billion, 27% comes from the retail arm. Magellan ...

Challenger boutique appoints chief operating officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
A $10.5 billion boutique in Challenger's multi-affiliate investment arm has appointed a chief operating officer. Tracy Kellett is joining fixed income manager Ardea Investment Management as its first chief operating officer. Kellett is well known ...

Bentham AM launches mFund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
Richard Quin's Bentham Asset Management is launching a new mFund for its asset-backed securities (ABS) strategy as the boutique ramps up the distribution for the $130 million strategy. The now $8 billion boutique broke away from the Sydney offices ...

Challenger kicks off active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
Challenger's multi-boutique business Fidante Partners has listed its first active ETF as it dips its toes in the exchange-traded fund market. The Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund (ASX: XARO) has become the first launch out of the ActiveX banner that ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... managing director Andy Sowerby said BNDS will open up Aussie investors' access to fixed income. "The launch of this Active ETF marks a significant milestone for Australian investors. For the first time, they can access a Fixed Income Active ETF through ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
More investors are turning to fixed income ETFs as a way to finetune their bond portfolios. Karren Vergara finds out what is driving the demand and why this new wave of defensive ETFs is here to stay. Recalling the sharp market correction that stung ...

ETFs: Buy strategy not structure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... products came down to asset managers with not enough underlying momentum in their strategies. Establishing the EQMF or active ETF was driven by a "secular shift" where investors were moving from unlisted managed funds to listed offerings. However it ...

Are ETFs really the next smartphones?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... scratching the surface for the potential of the ETF and there is so much more we can do," Lake said. Speaking to the active ETF segment, Lake officially launched JPMAM's first active equity ESG UCITS ETFs. From next week they will trade on several European ...

Fidelity launches active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... ASIC approval to launch. "It's a very elegant solution," Devoy said of the ASX. Fidelity made two hires for the active ETF launch including a senior operations manager and an associate director, product marketing. It now has 113 people in Australia ...

BlackRock outlines ETF plans for Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Actively managed ETFs are one of the things that are off the table for BlackRock's Australian business at least for now, according to the newly-appointed iShares head Christian Obrist. Obrist spoke to Financial Standard about the opportunities that ...