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Best fixed interest funds revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... tough environment for managers, Rainmaker research reveals the best performing Australian and international fixed interest funds. Considering wholesale international fixed interest funds' returns on a three-year basis, Rainmaker found that First Sentier ...

Rating houses recommend Pengana funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
Following changes in portfolio managers and a distribution lead, Pengana has received strong recommendation for its funds. The Pengana Harding Loevner International Fund, Pengana Axiom International Ethical Fund and Pengana Axiom International Ethical ...

Funds valued illiquid asset correctly: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... billion in illiquid assets, looked at direct real property, mortgage, infrastructure, private equity, private debt and hedge funds. Early last year, super funds and other asset managers copped flak for how they valued their illiquid investments. ASIC ...

Super, fund manager ASX dominance launches inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... ownership and capital concentration led by institutional investors like banks, superannuation funds, investment funds and hedge funds. Wilson, who will act as the committee's chair, said that the "this inquiry is urgent". "There is already high concentration ...

Future Fund appoints portfolio strategy lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
... role. Samild was most recently the head of alternatives, looking after Future Fund's $30 billion allocation to hedge funds and other skills-based absolute return strategies. He joined Future Fund in 2013 after four years as industry fund LUCRF Super's ...

Preqin expands local team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... deals and exits) for six main alternative asset classes: private equity, real estate, infrastructure, private debt, hedge funds, natural resources. It does not rate funds.

BlackRock lists three ESG ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
sustainability focus. The three funds are the iShares Core MSCI Australia ESG Leaders ETF (IESG), iShares Core MSCI World Ex Australia ESG Leaders ETF (IWLD) and iShares Core MSCI World ex Australia ESG Leaders (AUD Hedged) ETF (IHWL). IESG seeks to ...

Alphinity adds to global equities team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... Global Asset Management as a senior investment analyst for Australian equities a portfolio manager for long-short funds and hedge fund-of-funds as well as executive manager, strategy and development. He started his career at Commonwealth Bank in 1999 ...

Channel Capital adds Cayman director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... anti-money laundering and tax transparency, the firm said. It says the Cayman Islands is the most popular jurisdiction for hedge, private equity and infrastructure funds, with about 70% of non-US domiciled alternative investment funds managed by US SEC-registered ...

ClearBridge launches unhedged fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... reflects feedback from both institutional and retail investors who demanded greater choice and flexibility to invest in our funds and traditionally manage their own currency risk," ClearBridge Investments portfolio manager Charles Hamieh said. The top ...