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NAB launches offshore green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... into the future and we take very seriously the role we play in in transitioning to a low carbon economy. We remain very active in the clean energy sector and since October we have committed more than $1 billion in finance to renewable energy generators ...

Passive is a Faustian bargain: Ariel CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... significant amount of value. On top of this, Bhansali dismissed the conventional wisdom about the virtues of passive versus active investment, arguing that "going passive is an active decision" from an asset allocation perspective, because it involves ...

Fidante creates small-cap boutique

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... funds management Ian Saines welcomed the partnership adding "Fidante Partners has a great history supporting boutique, active investment managers." Fidante Partners is Challenger's funds management arm. For the past 12 years, Dougherty and Donohue worked ...

Aussie fintech maintains strength

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... million total, but within similar levels to 2014. "In just five years, Australia has seen the creation of a healthy and active fintech sector, from an extremely low base of just $51 million of fintech investment in 2012 to exceed $600 million in 2016," ...

IFM sees value in handbags

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... equity approach can benefit companies through long-term investment coupled with a partnership style approach including pro-active support on strategic initiatives to help the continued growth of the business. It also benefits our investors as they have ...

Kaplan uses AI to stop adviser social media blunders

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
Kaplan Professional entered a partnership to develop a new tool to help advisers create compliant social media content by identifying "risky" language in real-time. Artemis, developed by Kaplan and regtech firm Red Marker, checks compliance issues associated ...

Active returns at their worst since 2009

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... - the first time this has happened since 2009. Over the 12 months to December 31, the 2016 S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Australia Scorecard found that less than 25% of Australian equity funds and less than 40% of Australian bond ...

Vanguard introduces low-cost active funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
Vanguard Australia is now offering three quantitative low-cost active funds as part of an expansion to its product offering. The three new funds: Vanguard Global Quantitative Equity Fund; Vanguard Global Value Equity Fund; and Vanguard Global Minimum ...

US investment giant builds out Sydney team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... Financial's investment management business PGIM, already has a $3 billion portfolio in Australia and New Zealand, having been active in the region for more than 20 years. The decision to establish a Sydney-based investment team came about because "Australia ...

Ironbark launches income solutions suite

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... create bespoke solutions for their unique market segments." Denning Pryce specialises in the use of listed options and active risk management to deliver targeted return and risk strategies with regular distributions. The firm's managing director and ...