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MTAA awards $330m mandate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... equity mandate to an Australian investment manager. Ausbil Investment Management was awarded the mandate for its Australian Active Equity Strategy. Managed by chief executive Paul Xiradis and his team, the strategy is a large cap, long-only Australian ...

Private capital industry growing at record speed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Of the 168 private capital funds active in 2016, 23 were newly-established between January and August - the highest rate on record, according to a new Preqin report. The Preqin Insight: Alternative Assets in Australia report examines Australia's $180 ...

Legg Mason, AB funds highly recommended

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... ability to generate "an attractive asymmetrical upside and downside capture profile." Meanwhile, the recently launched CC JCB Active Bond Fund, managed by JamiesonCoote Asset Management, has been awarded a recommended rating by Lonsec. Partnered with ...

AdviserLogic appoints director for hybrid role

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
AdviserLogic has appointed a new non-executive director who will also contribute to the company's strategic partnership opportunities. Paul Harding-Davis will join the company as a non-executive director and will also actively contribute to sourcing ...

EAM Investors wins first Australian mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... portfolio manager and co-founder Josh Moss said. "However, we believe the strongest argument stems from the opportunity for active management with the number of investable emerging markets small cap names being over four times that of emerging markets ...

Majority of active managers underperforming: S&P

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
The majority of active Australian fund managers underperformed their relevant indices in FY16, according to the Mid-Year 2016 S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Australia Scorecard. The research, issued bi-annually, tracks about 1000 ...

ETF managers now among Australia's fastest growing

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... that while ETFs are seen as synonymous with indexing, already 5% of this sector is held in actively managed funds. This active share is expected to grow as investment managers increasingly see exchange tradability as merely a distribution mechanism rather ...

Funds management giants in historic merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... well-aligned in terms of strategy, business mix and most importantly a culture of serving our clients by focusing on independent, active asset management. "I look forward to working side-by-side with Dick as we create a company with the scale to serve ...

CommInsure under fire again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank has released an update on the ongoing independent review into its life insurance division CommInsure, following further accusations of misconduct. The review findings show the bank has retrieved and revised over five million documents ...

Australian funds rank well on ESG

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... decisions, Lonsec Research has found. According to the researcher's newly released Responsible Investment Sector Review, 58% of active Australian equity funds achieved a 'moderate' rating or higher on an ESG basis, compared to only 46% for developed ...