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AMP Capital launches infra debt strategy

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... strategy will capitalise on our strong global relationships with infrastructure equity sponsors who are also increasingly active in the region," he said. "We recognise there is currently a funding gap for infrastructure projects in Asia, and that's why ...

Robo advice solution set to launch

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
Nucleus Wealth and Arrow Financial Advice have partnered to launch a white label digital advice platform, set to feature actively managed portfolios and over 30 ESG filters. This will make it the most comprehensive robo advice service in the Australian ...

Zenith hires consultants from Lonsec

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
Zenith Investment Partners has hired two consultants from Lonsec, including the latter's deputy head of active manager research. Shailesh Jain will work as a senior investment consultant at Zenith, focussing on its client and platform relationships. ...

Industry fund reveals new mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... key initiatives during 2020," Zhang said. He added that the changes centre on increasing the fund's preference for active management and enhancing scale benefits by consolidating the number of managers to those in which it has the most conviction. ...

Corporates have a critical role in social, environmental outcomes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
Australia's publicly listed companies are increasingly playing a more active role in creating a more sustainable future, but "glaring inadequacies" still remain. That's according to impact investment company Melior's inaugural Australian Impact Report ...

Fees should reflect investor skill: AB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
Active managers should only charge fees in line with the returns generated from the investment manager's skills, according to Sharon Fay, chief responsibility officer at AllianceBernstein. Speaking at the JANA Annual Conference, Fay said not all active ...

VFMC director nabs global role

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... fundamental equities business across its US, Europe, global, emerging markets, hedge funds, thematic/sectors, and sustainability active strategies. Gamba has worked at BlackRock for nearly 20 years, during which he worked as its global head of active ...

Super fund overhauls performance on red rating

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... included reducing the investible universe to a number of sectors, simplifying the fund's structure, and rotating out of active positions and into lower cost, passive exposures, chief investment officer Seamus Collins said. "This lowered operational ...

New managed portfolio on MyNorth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
Invest Blue and Russel Investments have partnered to launch a new managed portfolio through AMP's MyNorth platform. AMP said the Cornerstone Managed Portfolios was created to respond to increased adviser and investor demand for transparent, personalised ...

High performance funds significantly underperform: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... years to June 2020. The median high performance fund underperformed its benchmark by 300 basis points, while the median active core fund underperformed by 50 basis points. The median small companies fund, in comparison, outperformed the S&P/ASX Small ...