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RQI Investors launches new strategy with UniSuper backing

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... Long Short Fund invests in ASX 300 companies and targets risked adjusted returns of around 4-6% per annum above the benchmark, RQI Investors said. RQI will use an "adaptive leverage approach" to long-short investing ranging up to 160% long and 60% short ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered its benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points overnight as inflation comes within its target levels. The three key interest rates on the deposit facility, main refinancing operations and the marginal lending ...

MAX Awards honour best of the best

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
More than 350 industry professionals turned out for Financial Standard 's night of nights, honouring the best and brightest in advertising, marketing and sales. The annual Financial Standard Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence (MAX) Awards ...

Schroders expands active ETF suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... holds about 400 global companies, derived from a universe of over 15,000. The underlying strategy has outperformed its benchmark in 20 of its 25 years, Schroders noted. "The investment landscape is ever changing, and active ETFs have been a part of that. ...

Islamic finance industry association established

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... 2026. The foundation members of the association are Salaam, Islamic Co-operative Finance Australia, Ijarah Finance, Benchmark Capital, Islamic Money Australia, and Awqaf Australia. The group said it will be initially focused on: advocating for stamp ...

Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... overseas, RIAA co-chief executive Dean Hegarty told delegates, despite increased complexity and pressure. RIAA's recent Benchmark Report showed asset managers are the single biggest driver of responsible investments, while 88% of Australians say ...

La Trobe debuts first ASX-listed investment product

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
La Trobe Financial, the Brookfield-owned alternative asset manager with $20 billion in assets under management, has launched its first fund on the ASX. The IPO seeks to raise between $100 million and $300 million, with units priced at $2.00. La Trobe ...

Franklin Templeton, Pendal funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... to provide investors with exposure to the growth of emerging markets infrastructure securities and to outperform the benchmark, being the S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index. The Martin Currie Property Securities Fund was incepted on 31 December ...

Why emotions, cash derail good investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
While we know that during turbulent times it is critical not to let emotions get in the way of investing, an investment expert and former policymaker says it is equally important to remain active and not lean in on cash. Amid the volatility and frenetic ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... performance test. Lam told Financial Standard that the team identified "a lot of unintended risk" from concentrated, very benchmark-agnostic approaches, prompting what he described as a "clipping of the wings." CFS previously had managers who invested ...