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University endowment fund awards mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
Australian National University's endowment fund has appointed a global manager to run an ESG-focused fixed income strategy. Aberdeen Standard Investments will actively manage Australian fixed income with an ESG overlay for the nearly $1.3 billion endowment ...

Boutique manager to launch LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... "Central to our investment thesis is that the cyclical nature of the demand in natural resources means investors must be active. The high degree of volatility in the natural resources sector means some assets will be mispriced, which creates investment ...

Industry fund awards fixed income ESG mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
An $11 billion industry fund has awarded a global bond manager a $440 million mandate to invest in global fixed income and credit. Local Government Super has given PIMCO an ESG mandate to invest in global credit and government bonds. PIMCO already holds ...

BT overhauls life cover limits and definitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
BT has announced a raft of enhancements to its Protection Plans products, including updated medical definitions and increased life insurance cover for farmers and homemakers. Previously capped at $3 million, farmers will now be able to access up to ...

Industry fund awards sustainable equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund will invest an undisclosed amount in Robeco's Emerging Markets Sustainable Active Equities strategy. Combining quantitative investing, emerging markets and sustainability investing, the strategy aims to offer ...

Global asset manager launches smart beta indices

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... indices' factor premia: Robust, intuitive, persistent, and empirical (RIPE). SMARTER stands for: Systematic, multifactor, active measures, resilient, transparent, ESG Inside, and Ripe Factors (SMARTER). The quant team has incorporated ESG throughout ...

Smart beta on the rise: Van Eck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... volatility (50%) and reduce costs (46%). Further, 88% of respondents believe smart beta will outperform or perform in line with active strategies, while 12% expect them to marginally underperform. In regards to popular strategies, equal or alternative ...

Aberdeen Standard launches AI-powered global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
Aberdeen Standard Investments launched a new fund that uses active quantitative strategies powered by machine learning to identify sources of potential returns. Launched in Luxembourg, the Aberdeen Global (AG) Artificial Intelligence Global Equity SICAV ...

Natixis appoints insto sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... today's climate, where we are seeing strong growth in one-size-fits all passive management, we are committed to providing active investment management strategies." "A strong team with a thorough understanding of the Australian institutional landscape ...

Industry funds grows governance, risk teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
A $15 billion industry superannuation fund recently strengthened its governance, risk and project management capabilities, hiring eight new team members in the process. Equipsuper is welcoming Georgia Schofield to the role of governance manager, in ...