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Social infra to become core investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... be." Currently, social infrastructure is considered an alternative, but de Vos is of the belief it is rapidly becoming mainstream. He said this is because of the investment required over the next two decades because of population demographic shifts. ...

ESG enthusiasm booms post-Royal Commission

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... ESG it is important to recognise that there are a whole range of different practices and some are more standard or mainstream than others - and it can vary industry by industry," Cottier said. "There are certain practices that have become fairly standard ...

One third of Australians trust robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... recent years, the fintech sector and its seamless solutions have grown digitally empathetic which has also led to their mainstream adoption, he added. Despite the groundswell of trust in robo-advice, the Thinque research found fraud was still a key concern ...

Transparency key to ESG advice success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... Australia by membership for the past five years. Australian Ethical emphasises the interest in ethical investing is mainstream, which the data appears to support, rather than just a concern for young people or activists with strong views on certain issues. ...

Boutique fund manager drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... fees will kick in on 1 July 2019 in what Premium China calls a significant step, given the Premium Asia Fund is its mainstream offering with strong, consistent performance. The fund, which invests in Asia ex-Japan and launched in 2009, has achieved an ...

BlackRock launches Australian bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... sustainability factors can contribute to a company's long-term financial performance. "Sustainable investing is going mainstream with the support of improved data and technology, including new portfolio analytics, transparent ESG data, and model ...

Mainstream board loses former ASIC executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
A former ASIC senior executive resigned from the board of Mainstream Group. The firm has also released its half-year financial results. Financial services veteran Lucienne Layton will step down from her role as non-executive director on 15 March to ...

Fund managers embrace China exposure: Zenith

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... tranches through to March 2020. Zenith Investment Partners investment analyst Thushani De Silva said the inclusion in mainstream international equities benchmarks will likely result in increased broker research and greater liquidity. "As more China A-Shares ...

ASIC sharpens focus on managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... accounts is off the back of ASIC noticing significant growth in the sector and the expectation the solution will become mainstream in financial services, the Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) commented. While ASIC didn't elaborate on ...

Blockchain comes to managed funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... funds. Calastone has over 1700 customers in 40 countries. Its Australian clients include companies such as Netwealth and Mainstream BPO. It runs a team of five people out of its Sydney offices - mostly on the client relationship side. It expects to add ...