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JPMAM wins global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has won a substantial global equities mandate from a New Zealand wealth management firm. Describing the mandate from Gareth Morgan Investments as one of the largest separate accounts within the group's Global Research ...

Infocus subsidiary adds to multi-manager suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... subsidiary of Infocus Wealth Management expanded its multi-manager suite through an investment in an ESG-aligned Australian equities fund. Alpha Fund Managers, which also recently partnered with Investors Mutual and Folkestone, invested in Australian ...

Contribution caps cause SMSF cash surge

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... June 30, the average SMSF comprised 19.8% cash (up from 18%), 12% fixed interest (down from 12.7%), 35.4% Australian equities (down from 36.7%), 13.1% global equities (up from 12.9%), 19.3% property (up from 19.2%) and 0.4% in other vehicles such as ...

Northern Trust wins asset servicing mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
Northern Trust won an asset servicing mandate from an Australian equities boutique. JCP Investment Partners, having appointed Equity Trustees as responsible entity for two of its funds earlier this month, picked Northern Trust to provide global custodial ...

UK manager partners for Aussie distribution

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... its MoRE database to manage active, low-volatility and smart beta portfolios of developed market global and regional equities. Clearway Capital managing director Dennis Mothoneos explained: "We think this approach will be quite different to anything ...

Merged asset manager appoints Australian leadership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... the new business. Aberdeen Standard employs more than 70 staff in Sydney and Melbourne who support and oversee local equities, fixed income and infrastructure capabilities. "The merger presents compelling opportunities for both clients and colleagues. ...

IFM Investors continues global growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... and mandates outperforming client objectives, after fees and taxes on a rolling five-year basis. In particular, listed equities - Australian and global - benefitted from new mandates and market gains. Both the Australian and global infrastructure funds ...

New Zealand super goes green

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... investment," Whineray said. The low-carbon portfolio will be based on a bespoke carbon measurement methodology for listed equities developed by the Guardians in conjunction with MSCI ESG Research - which is also providing independent carbon data and ...

Japanese broker targets Aussie SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... global markets. "In Australia the set of managed superannuation funds is quite big but they're heavily exposed to domestic equities. The Australian capital market size is limited, meanwhile its fund size is very big. Naturally speaking Australians should ...

Leadership changes at UBS NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... supporting specific origination and relationship coverage activities across the corporate client solutions (CCS) and equities businesses. Ross held a range executive positions at the bank and started his career as a director of debt capital markets in ...