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Fund managers' ESG beef

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
Fund managers with a focus on ESG must be wary of supply chains, especially where meat and dairy industry are involved, according to new data. The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index found that the world's largest meat, fish and dairy producers are ...

LGIAsuper alters asset allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... changes to its investment strategy, which included reducing exposure to property and global shares and introducing a new asset class. As of November 1, LGIAsuper reduced its exposure to property, traditional bonds and international shares, and increased ...

New fixed income boutique launches

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... on the five-person board. "We are excited by the opportunity to be working with Christian and his team. He is a best in class manager with a clearly demonstrable track record. In the current low interest rate environment, the performance of a fixed income ...

Hastings founder launches new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... equity and credit markets and from my four decades of experience in infrastructure funds management, I believe this asset class is stronger now than it has been for a long time." Minimum investment size is set at $50,000, and $10,000 for subsequent investments. ...

The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... the next year, and pension funds are even more uncertain with just 37% expect to increase their allocations to the asset class. The report pointed out that COVID-19 and governments' attempts to curb its spread have crippled several real assets staples ...

Franklin Templeton shuffles distribution team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... provides fertile ground for learning and improvement, with lessons that can be shared globally, particularly around our world-class retirement system," Harrison said. "Global scale and reach are important, but this becomes even more powerful when combined ...

Morningstar's conviction weakened on BlackRock fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... newer products and some portfolio construction concerns temper our view," Zaychuk said "[...] we don't think this share class will be able to deliver positive alpha relative to the category benchmark index, explaining its Morningstar Analyst Rating ...

State Super appoints acting CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
The $43 billion State Super has appointed an acting chief investment officer, after Gary Gabriel left for VFMC at October end. State Super's deputy chief investment officer Charles Wu is acting as the CIO, as State Super looks for a permanent replacement. ...

AMP Capital bids farewell to active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
AMP Capital is delisting all of its ETFs after about four years on the ASX, following UBS Asset Management's move in March. The last trading day will be December 4, with final distributions from the wind up set for December 31. "...the decision ...

Super funds bullish on hiring

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... (particularly investment data), project management, business analytics, risk and compliance, and investments (particularly asset class specialists). There is also strong demand for ESG and responsible investment professionals but appears to be a shortage ...