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JANA dragged into Rest legal stoush

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... saying: "The specific climate-related issues we engage with our investment managers on include carbon footprinting (in equities), stranded assets, climate-related scenario analysis and exposure to lower-carbon assets. "Rest also works with our investment ...

Modest but meaningful growth on the horizon: Aviva

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... banks." Aviva said that with the view towards fixed income being broadly neutral, it prefers to be overweight global equities due to the improved growth outlook. The 2020 Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum, featuring speakers from the likes of ...

Former Challenger executive joins ASX board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... settlement boards, including as Chairman of ASX Clear Pty Limited and ASX Settlement Pty Limited, the licensees for our cash equities clearing and settlement facilities." Woods was formerly the chief executive, strategy at Challenger where he also served ...

VanEck changes ETF portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... reporting." The three portfolios feature exposures across a broad range of asset classes, including global and Australian equities, property, and international and Australian fixed income. VanEck said ETFs provide a low cost strategy for diversified ...

Greater potential for smart beta: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... Rainmaker ETP report states. "On the whole, we suspect there is greater potential for smart beta in the international equities space than in Australian equities." The report suggests that the potential benefits from smart beta come at a cost, pointing ...

Industry fund awards mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... market debt mandates follow the fund's allocation last month to a distressed debt manager, as it trims its holdings in equities and searches for assets with equity-like returns. The distressed debt mandate went to York Capital Management. All three allocations ...

Where to invest when a GFC looms

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... invest. "The most likely rationale for staying put is simply the direct conflict presented by an aging bull market for equities and an extended low yield environment for fixed income," Natixis said in the report. "With stocks in the tenth year of a bull ...

Ord Minnett chief resigns

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... as chief executive and managing director and was responsible for the firm's private wealth management, institutional equities, fixed income and corporate finance businesses across Australia and Hong Kong. Ord Minnett chair Karl Morris announced the resignation ...

Pendal family office lead moves to boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... at Pendal for seven months as the head of private bank, broker and family office distribution. Prior to this, he was equities boutique Ophir Asset Management's head of sales for about three years. Regal is best known as a long/short equities manager ...

The dark horses of Aussie shares funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... Fund and the Australian Share Fund. Three funds from Macquarie also beat the benchmark: the Australian Enhanced Plus Equities, the True Index Australian Shares Fund and the Australian Pure Indexed Equities. Bennelong had two funds on the list, including ...