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FIIG makes first impact investing play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... microfinance arm of World Vision to launch its first impact investing product in Australia. FIIG Securities and VisionFund International launched an impact bond to the Australian market today, in an effort to help fund financial inclusion activities ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... investments the planner has to take that into account," Marshan said. "But equally, where the client says they don't want international shares the planner has to take that into account." He said that while FASEA's real point may not be in relation to ...

FPA Congress could be biggest yet

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... in the industry." De Gori said there are about 20 financial planners coming from overseas to attend the congress. International speakers include Phil Billingham and Janet Hugo. Approximately 35% of delegates are female, a strong showing considering the ...

International investors chase Australian real assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
New research shows Australian real assets are attracting international interest. Perpetual Corporate Trust and Preqin's report, Real Assets Growth in Australia reveals the capital flowing into local infrastructure projects is increasingly global, as ...

Managed funds fail to perform: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... cap funds outperformed in 2018-19. "The scope of underperformance varied from extreme for property to slight for international fixed," the report said. "In the property funds sector underperformance was 5.9%. The medium property fund returned 13.4% for ...

BT shuts down two funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... Investors Australia and was terminated in September. The Advance Asian Shares Multi-Blend Fund was managed by TT International and Wellington and was terminated at the end of last month. "These two funds were determined to be no longer viable for retail ...

Is EM an investor's saving grace?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
With interest rates at record lows, Fidelity International believes investing in emerging markets may be the saving grace for many investors feeling the pinch. Speaking at the Fidelity Emerging Markets Adviser Forum in Sydney, Fidelity's cross asset ...

Industry fund revamps MySuper offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... that changing our default MySuper investment option to one that invests in more growth assets (e.g. Australian and international equities) will provide our MySuper members with a better outcome at retirement," the fund said in a statement to members. ...

Antares hires from Gandel family office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... Gunawardena to quantitative analyst. Gunawardena joined Antares in 2017 as a performance and risk analyst, and has international experience as a software engineer and quant analyst. "The appointment broadens the already deep investment knowledge of the ...

Chi-X forced to be client of competition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... consumer. "It's not right for competition in Australia," Aikins said. Somes pointed out that in a recent report the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said there would be significant benefits to separating the clearing and settlements functions within ...