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Natixis unveils ESG global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... investment team tests companies' ESG credentials but doesn't overlook business models, strength of the management team, and financials and valuations, Natixis Australia chief executive Damon Hambly said. Institutional investors are turning towards sustainable ...

Crunch time for limited MDA advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
Financials advisers have less than seven months to transition clients and beat the limited managed discretionary account (MDA) deadline. According to Managed Accounts Holdings (MGP) head of distribution Tony Nejasmic, the no-action position on limited ...

Aussie equities boutique appoints portfolio manager from Schroders

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... see a range of highly innovative and disruptive business models emerging in fast growing sectors such as technology, financials, consumer and healthcare."

Market volatility ideal for fundamental investors: Expert

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... that do well in this profit cycle are the economically sensitive stocks - materials, energy, industrial cyclicals and financials," he said. "One's that don't do as well are the defensive, secular growth stocks like REITs, bonds etc. There's nothing wrong ...

Industry veteran acquires SMSF administrator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... technical, processing and reporting requirements. "Strategic admin is far more extensive than just the processing of financials. It encompasses every aspect of the fund, from set up to wind up. We understand the nuances and differences that small variations ...

SMSFs shifting focus for diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... performance of domestic and international markets gave investors' confidence to look for new opportunities,'' Dale said. Financials and materials remained the most heavily traded sectors, accounting for 36% and 17% of the year's turnover. Telecommunication ...

Amazon still an early-stage company: Fundie

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... left disruptive innovation investment by the wayside. "In the fourth quarter of last year there was a big move into financials, industrials, and energy materials - value stocks - and in that kind of market we underperform," Wood said. However she saw ...

Platinum sells $24m Asia stake

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... highlighted as performance drivers over 2017, and the industry sectors which delivered positive contributions were financials, information technology and consumer discretionary.

The price is not right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
Quo vadis inflation? The minutes of the Fed's 31 October - 1 November FOMC meeting revealed Yellen & Co's continued confusion over the unresponsiveness of consumer price inflation to undeniably solid growth in the economy. According to the minutes ...

Watermark hires global equities lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... performance was beset by unfavourable stock-picking conditions, value gains being offset by losses in resources and financials and "lack of exposure to the rising market in the second half of 2016." It did however, deliver consistent positive rates of ...