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VanEck adds two to Australian team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... quantitative models for portfolio management and investment performance analytics and attribution, in supporting the trading of equities, fixed income and currency (FX). Also joining VanEck is Alice Shen as a portfolio administration associate. She is ...

Pengana hires distribution lead from NAB

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... measures (education, wellbeing, safety and health) in addition to the environmental factors it reports on. Last month, the equities manager acquired a minority stake in a credit boutique that offers credit funds for HNWIs.

HESTA appoints quant general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
The chief quantitative strategist for AXA Investment Managers' equities business has jumped to a $46 billion superannuation fund. HESTA has appointed Michael Kollo as its general manager quantitative solutions and risk, effective July 30. He was ...

ETF industry swells to $39 billion, global equities dominate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
Investors are gravitating away from Australian equities and towards international shares as the ETF industry reaches $39 billion, according to latest insight from BetaShares. International equities attracted the highest net inflows of all asset classes ...

REIT trust manager steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... assets." Australian REITs had a good second quarter, returning 9.8% according to J.P. Morgan. This was above Australian equities (8.5%), developing markets equity (5.9%), global fixed income (0.9%), Australian fixed income (0.8%), cash (0.5%) and emerging ...

Mirae Asset Management hires distribution head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
The $171 billion global asset manager has hired a local distribution head to grow its Asian equities offerings in the Australian market. Joining Mirae Asset Management is Don Gunawan as its head of wholesale and retail distribution. In his most recent ...

UBS chief investment strategist leaves

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
UBS chief investment strategist for equities has left after more than a decade in the job, the investment bank confirmed. David Cassidy left the role at the end of the financial year. He joined UBS in 2004, and the firm is expected to begin a search ...

Family offices maintain equity allocations: Study

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... runs an office in Sydney, found 65% of survey participants are relying on traditional asset allocations such as domestic equities and fixed income. Any move away from conventional portfolio construction is likely driven by family offices' interest in ...

Sovereign investors change tack: Invesco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
Equities have overtaken bonds in the portfolios of sovereign wealth investors, according to Invesco which interviewed 126 central bank and sovereign wealth managers. Asia Pacific sovereign wealth investors are eyeing alternative investments and picking ...

Managed accounts expert expands new platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... Equity Trustees acts as the trustee. Spitfire is looking to expand its capability into super, as well as its offerings in equities, bonds and a broader suite of managed funds, he added. Prior to joining Spitfire, Storm was at Mason Stevens for more than ...