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Best and worst performing global shares funds revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
New Morningstar research has revealed the best and worst performing actively-managed global shares funds to June end. The top 10 performers all delivered more than 20% in the first six months of the year, stripping the benchmark by at least 3%. Zurich ...

Vanguard launches three new active funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
Vanguard has launched two new actively-managed, low cost equities funds managed by external managers, as it kicks off a lineup of active funds in Australia. The company has offered factor-based funds in Australia for roughly the past two years but this ...

HSBC GAM names new investment chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
The former chief executive of HSBC Global Asset Management's Asia Pacific operations has been named the firm's new global chief investment officer. HSBC GAM has named Joanna Munro as its new global chief investment officer, replacing Chris Cheetham ...

MLC shuts down $28m fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
MLC has shut down an international equities fund as it faced the prospect of increasing management fees on the relatively small funds under management. The MLC Wholesale Hedged Global Share fund was terminated effective August with about $28 million ...

Platinum funds leak over $100m

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
Platinum Asset Management reported $108 million in net outflows in July, including $54 million net that flowed out of its trust funds during the month. Platinum now has $25.1 billion across all its funds which are focused on international equities ...

Suncorp responds to shareholder resolution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
Suncorp has given notice of the resolutions that will be considered at its annual general meeting, including a request to disclose exposures to fossil fuels. The shareholder request was sponsored by activist group Market Forces on behalf of 100 Suncorp ...

New strategic advisory lead at Willis Towers Watson

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
Willis Towers Watson announced a new head of strategic advisory, investments. Jessica Melville steps up to the position after 10 years with the firm, joining in 2008 as an analyst. Prior to joining Willis Towers Watson, Melville worked as an investment ...

Spire Capital hires director

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
Spire Capital has welcomed a director who will be responsible for developing partnerships with its family office and high-net-worth client base. Stuart Haigh commenced as a director of the $700 million boutique on July 1. Part of his responsibilities ...

Tribeca partners for new fund, hires lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
The Sydney boutique has partnered with an advisory firm to launch a new fund that will invest in Asian credit. The Tribeca Vanda Asian Credit Fund will be managed by John Stover who joins from global multi-strategy hedge fund Farallon Capital. The fund ...

IFM keen on marijuana stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
The $120 billion fund manager is finding winners in cannabis stocks as countries increasingly move to legalise marijuana for medicinal use. As part of a $1 billion small caps strategy, IFM Investors has backed companies that have exposure to medicinal ...