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Australian equities funds downgraded

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
Morningstar's latest report card for Australian equities funds has downgraded more funds, including strategies from Pendal and Fidelity, than it upgraded. Morningstar's latest Australian Equities Sector Wrap downgraded 10 funds, upgraded nine and commenced ...

Investors on red alert despite vaccines

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Despite the promise and optimism of COVID-19 vaccines, professional investors continue to worry about the pandemic's economic impact, a global study of 400 reveals. Natixis Investment Managers' annual 2021 Professional Fund Buyer Outlook, conducted ...

AFCA chair under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
The woes of Crown Resorts seem far from over, and now scrutiny has turned to executive chair Helen Coonan - with some suggesting she should resign from AFCA before her term as chair ends in May. Today Crown announced that Coonan will be paid an extra ...

Rest extends State Street relationship

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
The $59 billion industry fund has mandated its custodian State Street to streamline operations in its investment portfolio. Rest will implement Charles River Development Investment Management Solution (IMS) for in-house investments and 'whole-of-fund' ...

Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
Aware Super continues to build its affordable housing portfolio with the addition of a new development in Greater Western Sydney. The $135 billion superannuation fund will construct 300 affordable housing units and 8750 square metres of office and retail ...

Global equities continue to soar: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
Global equities fared better than Australian equities in the three years to September on a risk adjusted-basis, a new RMetrics report finds. Rainmaker's quarterly RMetrics report looked at Australian and global shares across 270 products. On a risk-adjusted ...

State Street launches new data platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
State Street has launched an end-to-end data management and warehouse solution for institutional investors, partnering with Snowflake and Microsoft Azure. The State Street Alpha Data Platform combines data from multiple sources in the investment process ...

Man GLG launches Asia strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Man Group's discretionary investment management engine, Man GLG, has launched an Asia (ex-Japan) equities strategy headed by its newest portfolio manager. Andrew Swan joined the group as head of Asia (ex-Japan) equities in August and will lead the high ...

Best managed funds, ETFs named

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
Too many funds, which one to pick? Money magazine's annual Best of the Best Awards recognise the standout performers. The 2021 awards looked at the top-five across 12 unlisted fund categories and separately, three ETP categories. To win funds needed ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has called for greater investment in China despite rising tensions between Australia and China which has led to several trade disputes and ongoing vitriol between leaders. The two research papers from WTW said Chinese assets ...