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Funds management veteran retires

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... Prudential Bache Securities, working in institutional advice and equity capital markets. In 2003, Kelly formed direct equities boutique Sirius, which specialises in wholesale and high-net-worth clients. Kelly is also the former managing director of InvestorInfo ...

Fees at the innovation frontline

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... management - and research argues there may be different ways to tackle the issue. The latest paper from emerging markets equities manager Remerga says part of the problem may be there hasn't been enough innovation in the management fee regime. Remerga's ...

Good to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... equity market - perhaps, the rationale behind the old adage "three hikes and stumble" on Wall Street (that is, that US equities sell off after the Fed's third rate hike). But the Fed has already raised rates three times in this current cycle - December ...

Super assets hit $2.3 trillion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... performance during the March quarter, total assets increased by 2.4% to $1.5 trillion, with half (50.2%) invested in equities, followed by fixed income (20.6%) and cash (12.1%). Property and infrastructure (13.3%) and other assets in the form of hedge ...

CFA Institute investigates ESG investment gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... executive Paul Smith said. Starting in October, workshops of participating analysts and portfolio managers from listed equities and fixed income will discuss best practices, and the challenges faced when incorporating ESG data into investment processes. ...

Revenue boost for life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... latest APRA performance statistics. Life insurers' total revenue of $37.9 billion was driven mainly by investments in equities, property and debt securities of $19 billion; followed by revenue generated from policies of $15.5 billion. After-tax profit ...

Global equities boutique wins super fund mandate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
A NAB Asset Management minority owned investment boutique has picked up an international equities mandate from an industry superannuation fund. Intermede Investment Partners, a bottom-up investment manager that looks for companies with long-term sustainable ...

SSGA ramps tech exposure post-Trump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... in its Global Equity Fund, even if said exposure still trails the cap-weighted index. SSGA global active quantitative equities chief investment officer Olivia Engel said the tech companies it's focusing on are generally mature, with strong cash flow ...

Investors torn over ESG capabilities

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... University has altered its commitment to socially responsible investing after changing the manner in which its domestic equities investments are managed. While the university committed to divesting from several resource and mining companies in 2014 ...

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... Trump's softening trade policy and strong business outlooks across the region. SURA Asset Management regional head of equities Felipe Asenjo believes valuable investment opportunities especially lie in the Pacific Alliance - the countries of Mexico ...