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Brighter Super awards custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... Kate Farrar recently flagged intentions to splash $500 million to build Queensland. The fund is hunting for investment managers that are specialists in infrastructure, including energy and renewables, housing, property, and agriculture. Brighter Super ...

Super funds slash external mandates by 54%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
The number of investment managers winning institutional mandates has tanked 54% in less than two years as superannuation funds ramp up the in-house management of assets, Rainmaker Information research reveals. Just 156 mandates were allocated by super ...

Brighter Super seeks fund managers for $500m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... must be in the best financial interests of members, deliver strong returns, and through partnerships with investment managers and government, have a positive impact on the Queensland economy," Brighter Super chief executive Kate Farrar said. "We will ...

Principal Finisterre launches new debt fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... of fixed income at potentially higher returns," Buchet said. ​Buchet said there was a limited number of investment managers offering EMD solutions to Australian wholesale investors, placing the firm in a strong position as investor demand for emerging ...

Spaceship appoints new chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... spent in financial regulation. He spent more than seven years in senior roles at ASIC, predominantly in the investment managers and superannuation teams. He's also previously spent time at APRA as a superannuation specialist. At Spaceship, Beydoun is ...

Seven fund managers scoop up First Sentier mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... of four local investment teams. CFS has said it has been "actively sourcing well-credentialled replacement investment managers" since FSI made an announcement it is closing its Australian fixed income, global credit, equity income, and emerging companies ...

Loomis Sayles brings global bond fund to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
Loomis Sayles & Company, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, has launched its Global Bond Fund for Australian wholesale investors. The fund seeks to provide diversified fixed income opportunities by combining macro themes and a bottom-up approach ...

Asset managers prioritising product quality: Northern Trust

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
Investment managers are focused on the quality and accuracy of their products to enhance the investor experience and growing their distribution in the next two years, according to a recent survey of 300 global asset management firms conducted by WBR ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... women but not for men," said e61 Institute research manager Silvia Griselda. High-paying occupations such as investment managers, doctors, and dentists are paying women between 10% to 14% less than men. The study did not find that different characteristics ...

Mega super fund opens first international office

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... capability," Patrick said. "The team in Australian Retirement Trust's UK office will work with external investment managers to source new investment opportunities for our more than 2.3 million members. "Having an office in close proximity to our ...