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FSC appoints four to board

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
The Financial Services Council has appointed four new board members, and announced the establishment of a fund management committee to drive strategic policy direction in the Australian funds management landscape. BlackRock Asset Management head of ...

Macquarie tops mandate league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
Local institutional investors handed out $43.5 billion of funds management mandates in the year to March end and Macquarie had the most wins, latest league tables from Rainmaker show. Superannuation funds, investment managers (via sub-advisory relationships) ...

Franklin Templeton cuts fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
Franklin Templeton will drop the fees on eight funds from 2bps to 23bps per year, effective July 1. The steepest fee cut is on the $443 million Franklin Global Growth Fund which will go from charging 1.13% per year in management costs to 0.90%. Two ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... while core inflation lingered in deflation (-0.2%) over the same period. Thus, while both the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Abe government are optimistic about the economic outlook, they're not leaving this to hope. While it kept interest rate settings ...

Best Australian equities funds, with risk considered

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Sydney boutique Alphinity's Sustainable Share Fund comes out the top performer for three years to March end on headline returns but also fares well when risk factors are considered, according to Rainmaker Information. The Rainmaker RMetrics Report ...

Global boutique reduces fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
GQG Partners has reduced the management fees for its GQG Partners Global Equity Fund and the GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Management fees for the global equities fund has been reduced from 0.90% to 0.75%, and management fees for the emerging ...

Mirova chief labels ethical investing pledges hollow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
The chief executive of Mirova has refused to sign a pledge from global investors calling on nation leaders to invest sustainably in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they are hollow words. Over 100 global investors signed a letter through ...

Aberdeen Standard launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched a new global small caps fund, offering access to high-growth opportunities and portfolio diversification. ASI said the fund aims to provide investors and financial advisers with access to a high-conviction ...

FICAP sponsors donate $150k despite postponement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
The sponsors of the 2020 FICAP Who Wants to be a Rockstar fundraiser event have donated close to $150,000 to charity, despite the event having been postponed due to COVID-19. All 41 of the Financial Industry Community Aid Program's 2020 sponsors ...

Chief economist update: Japan reopens for business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
It was a magnificent Monday, 25 May 2020, for Japan for on this day Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the country's state of emergency over. We salute you our Japanese brothers and sisters, for Japan has flattened its coronavirus curve despite ...