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Why active managers are falling behind in emerging markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... underperformed the market." McCormack said this has left many investors paying a premium for underperformance in emerging market equities. "The dispersion in active returns year on year is significant - it is not uncommon for the difference between the ...

Australian Retirement Trust announces new investment strategy and options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has announced a range of changes to its investment strategy and options. ART chief of retirement, Kathy Vincent, said the fund engaged its members, advisers and employers to co-design the new investment menu. "When ...

GQG reports US$10.5bn increase in FUM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
GQG Partners has reported a US$10.5 billion increase in funds under management (FUM) from January 31 to February 29. The boutique fund manager's international equity strategy, its largest, moved from US$49.2 billion to $52.9 billion. Its emerging ...

Low investor demand sees equities funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... benchmark's 9.56%. Meantime, the Paradice Global Emerging Markets Fund is also being wound up "as soon as practicable." "Emerging market equities have been challenging for several years which has impacted investor sentiment and appetite for the asset ...

Realindex Investments marks 15 years with rebrand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
Realindex Investments is rebranding to better position for long-term global growth. Going forward, the First Sentier Investors manager will be known as RQI Investors and have a new logo and visual identity. Chief executive Andrew Francis said the new ...

Fidelity launches global bond fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... investment-grade global sovereign and corporate bonds but also provides exposure to global high-yield bonds and emerging market bonds. It tracks the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index AUD Hedged. It is jointly managed by Rick Patel, Ario Emami Nejad ...

GQG Partners records US$127bn FUM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
GQG Partners' total funds under management (FUM) increased to US$127 billion in January, up from US$120.6 billion the previous month. Notably, the boutique fund manager reported US$92 billion FUM in the same period last year. GQG also saw net inflows ...

Emerging markets well placed for 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... prudent fiscal policies," it said. Elsewhere, Principal Asset Management chief executive Damien Buchet said the emerging market fundamental situation, while not overly exciting, has remained satisfactory for emerging market debt investors. "In sharp ...

Finnfund names chief investment officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
Hanna Loikkanen will become chief investment officer of Finland's state-owned development financier and impact investor. Loikkanen, a seasoned financial services executive with over 30 years of experience, has been on the fund's board since May 2020. ...

Mild recession in 2024, higher interest rates: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
Vanguard predicts that developed countries will grapple with "mild recessions" in 2024 as they manage a "higher-for-longer" interest rate environment. The global fund manager warned in its A return to sound money report that interest rates will remain ...