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Aussie ETF industry comes of age

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... without incurring FOREX costs. Vynokur said this "democratises currency" and that one significant Australian global equity fund manager was using the BetaShare US Dollar ETF [USD] extensively in this way. Focusing on the broader ETF market he added ...

Investors risk being left behind by renewable energy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... environmental trends, according to Nanuk Asset Management director Paul Chadwick. Nanuk manages a long/short thematic global equity fund which invests in companies that are positively exposed to a long-term structural shift towards cleaner and more efficient ...

First Super to take action over JPM governance concerns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... determine its voting position. These include Global Thematic Partners, BlackRock, Capital International and Orbis Global Equity Fund. "We think there is a very strong argument for splitting the roles of CEO and chairman, failing to do so constitutes ...

Platinum board restructure, Neilson steps down as CIO

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... Neilson loosening the reins to let team members Mitchell and Clifford lend a hand in managing the flagship global equity fund. Platinum currently manages in excess of A$17 billion with around 14% of this from investors in New Zealand, Europe, America ...

Apostle Dundas Global Equity wins van Eyk mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... multi-manager funds has awarded a mandate to Dundas Global Investors (DGI) through its investment in the Apostle Dundas Global Equity fund. Apostle Asset Management, DGI's partner in Australia, did not specify the size of the allocation but said it brought ...

Don't sell your fixed income investments: JBWere

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
Even though bond yields sit at record low levels, it would be unwise for investors to sell out of their fixed income assets, warned JBWere's Giselle Roux. The chief investment officer and head of investment strategy group at the private wealth specialist ...

Bell Global Equities Fund gets Lonsec rating

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... methodical and disciplined within the global equities peer group. Lonsec's review also highlighted that the Bell Global Equity Fund "has offered good downside protection for investors. That said, out performance across all markets has also been high ...

SSgA launches low-risk global equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Active management is a tough game and picking active managers is just as tough, warns State Street Global Advisers' Lochiel Crafter. The head of investments for the Asia Pacific at SSgA says that investors are often disappointed by the returns generated ...

Hostplus awards $100m global equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
Hostplus has awarded a $100 million mandate to Dundas Global Investors (DGI) through the Apostle Dundas Global Equity fund, Financial Standard can reveal. The Edinburgh-based fund manager's investment approach centres around global equity portfolios ...

AXA IM launches two SmartBeta products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
AXA Investment Managers has announced the launch of two new smart beta products, designed as alternatives to index trackers. The AXA IM SmartBeta Equity and AXA IM SmartBeta Bond strategies use rules based filters to reduce exposure to risks associated ...