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WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has called for greater investment in China despite rising tensions between Australia and China which has led to several trade disputes and ongoing vitriol between leaders. The two research papers from WTW said Chinese assets ...

Magellan axes currency hedging in trust

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
A Magellan trust has removed its currency hedging strategy to reduce the downside risk to the portfolio when equity markets and the value of the Australian dollar are both declining. Magellan High Conviction Trust will move to an unhedged approach to ...

Wells Fargo sets sights on Aussie super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
Wells Fargo Asset Management is gearing up to make its mark on the Australian superannuation system, confirming to Financial Standard that it has been in discussions with major super funds. Wells Fargo head of international distribution Deirdre Flood ...

Franking credits more important than ever

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
Many retirees are missing out on additional income because their Australian equity portfolios do not take advantage of the taxation system, according to Plato Investment Management. Plato portfolio manager Peter Gardner said, with interest rates at ...

Vanguard, Fidelity, BetaShares rank low on ESG: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
New research from Morningstar has attempted to wade through the greenwashing in funds management based on managers' overall commitment - with some surprising results. The research looked at more than 100 strategies and 40 asset managers to provide ...

Pengana launches new Israel equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
Pengana Capital is partnering with an Israeli fund manager to launch a new tech-focused fund that invests in 30 stocks for local wholesale investors. The Pengana Alpha Israel Fund is managed by Alpha LTI, an equities boutique founded in 2005 that currently ...

Morningstar's conviction weakened on BlackRock fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
Morningstar has dropped its rating for BlackRock's Concentrated Industrial Share Fund to neutral. The fund's lead portfolio manager Charles Lanchester and team have added a total return portfolio and a long-short offering to the fund, but Morningstar ...

Boutique builds out executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
An investment advisory boutique which soft launched in September, headed by former PwC chief executive Luke Sayers, has bolstered its leadership team. The Melbourne-based firm is building its executive lineup, appointing several senior managers from ...

Ninety One wins equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
A $42 billion superannuation fund has awarded a mandate that targets Chinese equities to the newly rebranded Ninety One. State Super has allocated the mandate to Ninety One's 4Factor All China Equity strategy. Ninety One manages $205 billion with ...

American manager eyes local market

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
An American manager has partnered with local distributor Brookvine to pitch its flagship systematic global macro strategy. Welton Investment Partners is 15-year-old quantitative investor that manages money for institutional, endowment and private investors ...