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Macquarie AM, Mirova seal distribution deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... investing and we are pleased to be able to share our international knowledge, thought-leadership and experience with Australian investors," Mirova US chief executive Jens Peers said. Also commenting, Macquarie Asset Management head of public investments ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... criteria - of either having a high percentage of women in leadership or having a higher number of women on boards," Saxo Australian market strategist Jessica Amir says. "Globally, just 6% of companies have 40% or more women in leadership. And 15% of ...

MA Financial partners with Chinese asset manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... a Chinese asset manager for a new fund. MA Financial partnered with Beijing-based ChinaAMC on a new fund, providing Australian wholesale investors with access to the Chinese equities market. The MA ChinaAMC Equity Fund will provide investors with access ...

More UHNWIs than ever: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... individuals are spending significantly more on investments of passion. According to Knight Frank, over the last year, Australian UHNWIs allocated 16% of their wealth to investments of passion, such as jet travel and luxury collectables, equivalent to ...

Impact manager bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... chief executive, welcomed Wise to the firm. "As a leader in providing institutional impact investing solutions to the Australian market, the WON group is committed to utilising private capital to support positive global change from an environmental and ...

Australian Unity appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
Australian Unity has bolstered its ESG capabilities with a new hire. Parag Shinde has been appointed national manager - ESG, focussing on Australian Unity's property portfolio. Shinde will be responsible for leading and implementing an ESG approach ...

ESG funding booms in Australia: Calastone

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
ESG funds were major beneficiaries of Australians' cash last year but the nation still lags on a global scale, according to the last Global Fund Flow Index from Calastone. In an analysis covering over half a million buy and sell orders every month from ...

Low fees, niche sectors win ETF war

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... provider amassing $7.1 billion in net inflows, which accounts for over one third (34.4%) of the total net inflows into the Australian ETF market. BetaShares and VanEck tapped into the trend for specialty and narrowly focused ETFs with several successful ...

Rest awards responsible investment mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... screens and tilts across its listed real assets portfolio, which includes global listed infrastructure, and global and Australian-listed REITs. Rest chief investment officer Andrew Lill said the mandate will assist the fund in meeting the sustainability ...

QIC launches multi-sector private debt capability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
Following the launch of its private debt capability in 2021, QIC has added an Australian multi-sector private credit offering to its suite, appointing someone to lead it. The offering will provide broad and deep origination networks, institutional-grade ...