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Super funds encouraged to collect indigenous data

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... vested interest in reducing the number of indigenous Australians who are fully or severely financially excluded from the mainstream. This was the constant message delivered by First Nations Foundation chief executive Amanda Young at the recent Conference ...

Research shows ethical investing at tipping point

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... ethically active" according to research conducted by Australian Ethical, which the asset manager said would lead to mainstream products adopting tighter ESG screens. Australian Ethical predicted that the current growth in ethical investing is due to ...

Blue Sky lifts profits

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... reflected almost 10 years in the alternative assets space, during which time alternatives had started to move into the mainstream. "Industry forecasts suggest alternative assets will be the largest investment class in Australia by 2021," Sowerby said. ...

Silk joins PRI advisory committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... managers' responsible investment performance. Asset Owner Insight is also developing a practical guidance document for mainstream asset owners, outlining how ESG considerations can be integrated into the development of an investment policy, as well as ...

SSGA cuts fees on SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... October 2015 the Industry surpassed $20 billion in assets under management, demonstrating that ETFs have moved into the mainstream investment arena. In addition to launching Australia's first ETF, SSGA launched the first ETF in the US: the SPDR S&P 500 ...

New alternative beta fund answers hedge fund short-comings

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
Amid poor fixed income returns, the need for alternatives in today's portfolios is being recognised by mainstream investors. But high fees, a lack of transparency, little capacity in top performing products and inconsistent returns from skill based ...

PROFILE: NAB Financial Planning general manager Paul Fog

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... and investment specialists, without that holistic view of planning. People were doing it, but it definitely wasn't mainstream." Shortly after Fog joined MLC, NAB purchased the company for $4.5 billion (roughly $6.7 billion adjusted to 2015 prices), which ...

Administrator buys Asia-Pacific hedge fund business

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
The fund branch of an Australian boutique administrator has acquired the Asia-Pacific hedge fund administration business of Alter Domus. MainstreamBPO announced its US$1 million initial purchase price to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and ...

PROFILE: SuperBPO chief executive Michael Houlihan

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
Fund and superannuation administrator MainstreamBPO listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) earlier this month and the milestone promised some exciting announcements. Darren Snyder talked to SuperBPO chief executive Michael Houlihan about ...

Pengana finding plenty to buy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... of risk in traditional portfolios came from equities. He said for managed funds, most people's money is invested in mainstream "benchmark aware" strategies or strategies that are also heavily weighted to the ASX top 20 or top 50. A quick glance at fund ...