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Internal teams gain decision-making power: Frontier

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
Where chief investment officers were historically considered by fund managers to be the most influential person at a superannuation fund, fresh insights from Frontier show the balance of power has steadily shifted. According to Frontier, in 2017 about ...

Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... worked in tech before, or attended prestigious universities," he said. A separate study found that good-looking fund managers might be hired for marketing purposes, their not-so-attractive counterparts are likely recruited for their skills alone. Unattractive ...

The ugly truth: Unattractive fund managers are investment darlings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... peers. In the first economics study to employ a deep learning model to quantify facial attractiveness, unattractive fund managers notched up an extra 0.17% in monthly returns, eclipsing those deemed more conventionally attractive. The study posited that ...

Private credit boom sweeps Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... practices once dominated by banks. But how long will its golden hour last? After a prolonged low-growth period, fund managers are swooping in on the opportunities a rapidly rising interest rate environment presents. In mid-2023, Pengana Capital Group ...

Apostle names global distribution lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... am excited by the potential to develop the business further. The business has partnered with exceptional global fund managers with bespoke offerings to find solutions across a range of asset classes for Australian investors, while also having three unique ...

Gender parity in funds management stalls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... representation barely moving the needle. Citywire's Alpha Female 2023 report showed an inconsequential increase in female fund managers, stagnating at 12.1%, marking a 0.1% rise year-over-year. This lacklustre progress comes despite asset management ...

Financial planning veteran launches ideas exchange

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
... industry." The platform is guided by the belief that financial advice practices are more inclined to collaborate with fund managers that offer valuable insights and understand their unique challenges. To that end, WealthLeaders eXchange hopes to facilitate ...

Most Australian actively managed funds lag the index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... Developed Ex-Australia LargeMidCap's YTD performance of 18.1%," the report said. The report suggested that domestic fund managers could find a performance edge by focusing more on international equities. Its data showed that during years when international ...

Platinum AM reports almost $1bn in outflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... in the top job on an interim basis while the fund manager hunts for his replacement. Meanwhile, two other listed fund managers have also provided updates to the ASX. GQG Partners' FUM slipped from US$108.1 billion at July's end to US$107.4 billion as ...

Most trustees pass Canva valuation test: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... which super funds are invested in Canva but said that it observed "better practices" by trustees and their appointed fund managers that reflect "valuation adjustments according to the specific circumstances and policies of the RSE licensee". "These were ...