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ESG push not going anywhere

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
Close to 90% of investors globally are asking their fund manager for environmental, social and governance (ESG) products, according to the 2020 EY Global Alternative Fund Survey. According to the survey, allocators are increasingly focused on ESG products ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
"Curb your enthusiasm" was the overriding message from the world's top three central bankers at the annual ECB Forum on Central Banking 2020, held online on November 11-12. The head honchos of the US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the ...

Super funds overlook digital engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
Superannuation funds are missing an opportunity to engage with younger members, who are increasingly becoming dissatisfied with their providers, via digital engagement. The inaugural Superannuation Stealth Survey conducted by SS&C Technologies Holdings ...

Culture creates better outcomes: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Investment leaders from around the world believe workplace culture is more integral to influencing good organisational outcomes than business strategy, a new study shows. The Thinking Ahead Institute's latest survey of 27 global decision makers from ...

Off-platform assets consume advisers' time

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Off-platform assets are increasingly taking up more of financial advisers' time as many express frustration with the lack of solutions available that can house all of their clients' assets. According to joint research by Praemium and Investment Trends ...

Morningstar's conviction weakened on BlackRock fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
Morningstar has dropped its rating for BlackRock's Concentrated Industrial Share Fund to neutral. The fund's lead portfolio manager Charles Lanchester and team have added a total return portfolio and a long-short offering to the fund, but Morningstar ...

Ares readies second credit fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
Ares's joint venture with Fidante Partners will launch a second credit fund later this year. The Ares Diversified Credit Fund will use an open-ended structure, similar to Revolution Asset Management's last private debt fund. It will invest in ...

RBA measures not solely due to COVID: Treasury

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
The unconventional monetary policy measures launched by the Reserve Bank of Australia are not solely a result of the COVID-19 shock, Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy said. Speaking to Australian Business Economists for a post-budget briefing, Kennedy ...

Insurers must shape up on mental health: TAL

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
TAL has released new research on mental health conditions - revealing the true cost and lack of support available to claimants. TAL, which is the group insurer for some of Australia's biggest super funds, produced a comprehensive white paper on mental ...

Pendal profits tumble 25%

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
Pendal reported $116.4 million or 25% lower net profit after tax in the year ending September, even as inflows started to pick up in the last three months. The figure includes its seed investments' movements which were marked-to-market. If it weren't ...