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Zurich Investments to swap small caps managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
Zurich Investments is looking for a replacement for its small caps strategy as the current manager gets ready to shut shop. The Zurich Investments Small Companies Funds has about $66 million in funds under management. It is currently managed by Sigma ...

Yarra hires head of macro, strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... about $7.5 billion in funds under management. It took over the management of UBS Asset Management's large, mid and small caps funds in December. UBS AM's small caps team set up shop at Challenger's multi-boutique Fidante Partners in April ...

Best-performing funds with least risk

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... Legg Mason Martin Currie Select Opps Fund Australian Unity Platypus Aust Equities Allan Gray Australia Equity Fund Small caps Macquarie Australian Small Comp Fund Pendal MicroCap Opportunities Fund SGH Emerging Companies Fund Alpha Australian Small Companies ...

Smart beta now mainstream for instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... lowest adoption (53%) but it picked up from 35% last year. FTSE has also expanded its Australian ESG coverage to include small caps. It now provides data on ESG issues exposure and management for 250 ASX-listed companies.

Fund manager hires new institutional head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... relationships and develop other relationships with its expanded investment capabilities in active dividend income, global small caps and global infrastructure, he added. "Her technical expertise will help build our momentum and further develop our institutional ...

Wealth firm backs new Perennial fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... and driving a private to public premium," Bornstein said. In May, Perennial launched an active ETF that invests in small caps with an ESG strategy.

New Perennial small caps active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
Perennial Value Management's small caps team has launched an active ETF with an ESG strategy, with eInvest as the distributor. The eInvest Future Impact Small Caps Fund (ASX: IMPQ) is the first actively-managed ESG ETF in Australia. Betashares (ASX ...

Fund manager creates new investment role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... portfolio manager Ben Griffiths told Financial Standard Price's appointment coincides with the business re-opening its small caps retail fund to new investors. The small-caps fund was closed to new investors about five years ago and has returned 11.3% ...

Rainmaker unveils the best wholesale managed funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... achieving a 13% median return net of fees. Australian large cap equities delivered median returns of 11.2%, while the small caps space earned 9.9%. International fixed interest was the lowest-performing sector at 3.4%, followed by Australian fixed interest ...

Boutique appoints portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... and has been building its distribution team. All four boutiques work with equities: OC Funds Management is an Aussie small caps manager; Ralton works with Australian equity managed accounts; Veritum Asset Management invests in income-generating equities ...