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Global equity, AREIT managers biggest underperformers: S&P Dow Jones

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
Australian global equity and AREIT fund managers prove to be the biggest underperformers over the long term as more than 86% lag the index, an S&P Dow Jones Indices report finds. Australian fund managers, who invest in general global equities, continue ...

amicaa head of distribution exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
Jeremy Gordon has quit amicaa Investments after just four months with the credit specialist that teamed up with global buyout firm Carlyle. A spokesperson for amicaa confirmed his departure and said the groups is looking for a new sales head. "We have ...

Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
Australian equities face headwinds and their performance over the past year has been "subdued" compared to major global indexes, according to Morningstar research. While local opportunities exist at a more granular level - especially for investors open ...

GDG records highest quarterly FUM, inflows growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... chief executive and managing director Grant Hackett said: "It was the first time we have surpassed $200 million in investment bond inflows in a quarter, and we also saw an increase in our lifetime annuity sales." Sales for its LifeIncome product are ...

IAM announces new product, appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... investors." The new service will complement IAM's suite of fixed income products including term deposits, investment grade bond funds, and ASX-listed fixed income and senior secured institutional loans. The launch of the new product comes after IAM launched ...

Franklin Templeton boosts sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... clients across the board," she added. Earlier this year, Franklin Templeton listed the Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund and the Franklin Global Growth Fund on the ASX as it seeks to expand its funds to a wider audience. Franklin Templeton ...

ETF winners and losers in September

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... mixed results, as investors sold out of short duration floating rate not strategies to longer maturity Australian government bond strategies or the broader benchmark. Vanguard research, released today, also highlighted that the appetite for international ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... "bright spots" for active performance were in the fixed income space. The report found that lower-credit and less-liquid bond broadly outperformed. "Since both are often seen as sources of potential excess returns, it may not be surprising that the US ...

QIC reports $9bn record earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... alternative fuel, digitalisation, logistics and transportation sectors. It also raised $750 million via the issuance of a domestic bond to be used for Queensland Titles Registry regearing. Despite challenging conditions for capital raising and valuations ...

Growthpoint sells down majority stake in six industrial assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
NASDAQ-listed alternatives fund manager TPG will acquire a major stake in six assets of Growthpoint Properties Australia's industrial and logistics portfolio. Terms of the agreement will see the US fund manager's subsidiary TPG Angelo Gordon ...