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Perennial establishes ESG boutique

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... group. The new boutique investment firm will be led by portfolio manager Damian Cottier, with Emilie O'Neill as ESG and equities analyst, and George Whiting who will head up the institutional and retail business development for the boutique. "What it ...

Guardians appoint NZ equities lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
The Guardians appointed a lead to oversee the New Zealand equities team and its external fund managers. Joe Halapua has been promoted to the role of manager of NZ equities. He will report to head of direct investment Will Goodwin. The team allocates ...

Chief economist update: The pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... Financial Review (AFR). But as I like saying, Christmas doesn't come everyday. No siree! Still, the performance of the US equities market - as measured by the S&P 500 index - this year to date had been up 2 to 1 (up 10 weeks, down 5 weeks) for an ...

Rest launches low-cost SRI option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... defensive assets across Australian and international shares, property, infrastructure, bonds and cash. When it comes to equities, Rest has excluded companies involved in labour and human rights abuses, unethical supply chains, fossil fuels, animal cruelty ...

Value managers fight back: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... managers made a highly anticipated comeback in the first quarter of 2021, Mercer's latest analysis of Australian equities performance shows. In the year to March 2021, the Australian Shares Investment Manager Performance Survey revealed the top five ...

Perks names investment chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... Ellerston for over two years and was previously managing director - senior portfolio manager in the Asian fundamental equities team at BlackRock in Hong Kong. Prior to joining BlackRock, Hall was a senior investment officer at Argo Investments where ...

Two Aussie CIOs on top 100 list

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... Chief Investment Officer said. "The fund has also maintained conviction in key strategies (e.g., value vs. growth in equities, maintaining currency hedging and adding new credit dislocation strategies). Its returns in credit reflect the opportunity to ...

Equities revenue boost for US banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... Trading revenue was a particularly strong contributor to that growth. The investment bank reported US$3.69 billion in equities revenue, reflecting year on year growth of 68%. "Equity markets have been a source of strength for banks throughout the crisis. ...

Equity Trustees adds new client

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... Trustees will provide UCITS services to a newly launched fund in the UK. Gate Capital Group's The Written Fund invests in equities and has an active equity option writing strategy. "We're pleased to have been chosen by Gate Capital to partner with them ...

Citi research head jumps to MST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
Citi's head of Australian equities research has moved to boutique research house MST Financial. Craig Woolford made the move to MST after 16 years at Citi, most recently head of research for Australia. At MST he will be partner and senior research analyst. ...