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Responsible investment now mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... specific. While 81% of funds reported implementing a responsible investment strategy across at least one asset class, usually equities, only 32% reported implementing it across five or more asset classes. The most popular ways to implement responsible ...

WAM CIO steps down from LIC board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... resigning so as to focus on increased external commitments. Stott joined WAM in 2006 having previously held Australian equities research roles at Challenger. He is the portfolio manager overseeing WAM Capital, WAM Research, WAM Active and WAM Microcap. ...

Parametric wins $60m global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (ACSRF) previously awarded Parametric an after-tax passive global equities mandate in 2016; this has now been increased. "We wanted a stronger focus on net returns, as opposed to gross returns, as ...

Ausbil builds out team for new strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... will be led by Tim and Jon, who have worked closely together for around 10 years." Ausbil executive chair and head of equities Paul Xiradis added: "Australian equities are our strength and we'll maintain a laser-like focus there. At the same time ...

Robeco wins two mandates worth $500m

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... will push China's weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index up to 40.8%. Discussing the implications, Robeco Chinese equities portfolio manager Victoria Mio said the $8.8 trillion China A-share market accounts for 71% of the market capitalisation ...

Boutique asset manager expands investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
An Australian equities boutique is welcoming a new senior investment manager. Gordon Ramsay has joined Copia Investment Partners' boutique Ralton Asset Management. Ralton's head of Australian equities Andrew Stanley said the fund manager is excited ...

Former Macquarie equities team launches boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... firm with two former Macquarie stock pickers at the helm. Patrick Hodgens, who spent 28 years as Macquarie's head of equities and as an executive director, will lead Firetrail Investments with his colleague Blake Hendricks. The newly-launched boutique ...

T. Rowe Price appoints head of research

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
T. Rowe Price has promoted internally to fill the head of research role that opened up at its Australian equities team when the incumbent Viral Patel left for Fidelity International earlier this month. Ryan Martyn takes on the role after seven years ...

Rest awards global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
Rest has awarded a new global equities mandate to a US-based boutique. GQG Partners, part of Pacific Current Group's multi-affiliate suite, will manage a global equities portfolio for the $50 billion fund. The mandate brings GQG's total number ...

Perennial cuts fees for defensive LIC, revises investment strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... investment company as part of a revision of the overall investment strategy. Management fees for the Wealth Defender Equities LIC will be cut from 0.98% to 0.8%. This follows the LIC's board announcing that historically the investment mandate has ...