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CFS tops up Morgan Stanley mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... equities managers for a $600 million mandate to manage global equities for its $3.8 billion multi-manager global equities fund.

CFS swaps global equities managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... has appointed a $600 million mandate as it reviews the manager lineup for its $3.8 billion multi-manager global equities fund. In a change that became active last Friday, Boston-based quant manager Arrowstreet Capital took over the management of 16% ...

UBS announces major asset management partnerships

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
A Melbourne-based fund manager will now be the investment manager for all of UBS Asset Management's Australian equities funds. A Sydney property manager will also pick up UBS' listed A-REITs fund. UBS Asset Management chief executive for Australia ...

Platypus distribution director departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... launch active fixed income ETFs from its boutique managers before year end. Separately, the Platypus Australian Equities Fund recently received an upgrade to 'Recommended' from Lonsec Research. For the year to 30 September 2018, the fund produced ...

CFS strikes strategic distribution deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... strategic alliance with a global investment manager that will see Australian investors gain access to a new global equities fund. CFS is partnering with Baillie Gifford to distribute the Baillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth Fund. CFS general manager ...

Analysts await next Magellan move

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... which will continue in his new role." Until the review, Morningstar has maintained a gold rating for the global equities fund. At Zenith, the leadership change hasn't sparked a rating review, according to Zenith head of equities Quan Nguyen. "We ...

Fidelity cuts management fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... international has dropped the management fee on two of its funds. Fidelity's Global Emerging Markets fund and Global Equities Fund will charge a management fee of 0.99%. This reduces fees by 0.31% for the global emerging markets fund and 0.16% for the ...

Boutique executes buyout, rebrands

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
The executive team at a Melbourne-based global equities manager has bought out the majority stake held by its parent firm. The buyout includes a name change and new board chair. Wingate Group helped set up boutique Wingate Asset Management in 2005. ...

Vanguard launches ESG funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
Vanguard is introducing an ethically conscious international equities fund alongside an ethically conscious global bond fund for investors looking to reflect their values through their investments. The Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares ...

Global equities fund purges tobacco, fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
An international equities fund that holds about $300 million of Aussie insto money is purging itself clean of all investments in tobacco and fossil fuels. Vontobel is a Swiss asset manager with $167 billion in assets under management. About 11.4% of ...