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Former industry execs launch analytics firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... next to you is a competitor. At the moment, it's really hard to be sure you're getting a good deal from your investment manager and benefitting from the scale you have." Interestingly, Braga said his own conversations with super funds about fee discipline ...

Macquarie terminates alternatives fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... increases in management fees would need to be incurred by the investor to keep it running sustainably. The investment manager said a strategic review determined the Macquarie Professional Series Global Alternatives Fund could not be managed in a cost-effective ...

Don't discount Vietnam: Dragon Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... Having dropped by 34% last year, the Vietnam stock market is now seeing very attractive valuations, according to investment manager Dragon Capital. Dragon Capital, which manages the largest and oldest Vietnam-focused fund, Vietnam Enterprise Investments ...

Former Mason Stevens chief sells boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... Active Global Equity Fund. All three funds will be issued by EQT and the product issuer and AL Capital as the investment manager," he said. Hua helped established Mason Stevens Group in 2012, when Mason Stevens acquired 2020 Funds Management, which he ...

AEP, GSFM launch Australian film fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
GSFM is partnering with Australian Entertainment Partners to bring to market a unique vehicle investing in the local film and television industry. The AEP Screen Fund will invest in film and television projects made in Australia, structured so that ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Australia is one of the world's savviest and highest-performance institutional investor markets, and the way it has embraced climate active and ESG investment strategies is about to be supercharged. After almost a decade-and-a-half of climate and ...

Funding boosts ASIC greenwashing remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
ASIC will tighten its scrutiny of greenwashing as part of the Labor government's crackdown on protecting investors against investment scams and other misconduct from product issuers. Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers bolstered ASIC enforcement activity ...

Dalton Street fund terminated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... May 10, primarily due to its low assets under management. Equity Trustees said Mantis Funds, which serves as investment manager, confirmed it did not want to pursue the fund strategy "as it is not likely to achieve significant investment scale in the ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said that without a sustainable finance taxonomy, regulators will only be able to catch the "most egregious" examples of greenwashing in Australia. Speaking at the Australian Council ...

Mantis to distribute Isola Fullerton fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
Mantis Funds (Mantis) and Hong-Kong based Isola Capital (Isola) are bringing the Isola Fullerton Global Private Alpha Fund to Australia. The fund, which is sub-advised by Fullerton Fund Management (Fullerton), provides a diversified portfolio of global ...