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Demand soars for global equities ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... Minh Tieu said international equity ETFs are proving to be an efficient way for investors to gain access to global investment opportunities, while at the same time reducing home country bias and further diversifying portfolios. Some 41% of Vanguard's ...

Mirae appoints local chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
The $280 billion Korean asset manager has appointed the former chief executive of ETF Securities to lead its Australian office and a former Coolabah executive to head operations. Kris Walesby has joined as chief executive for Australia and Oliver Reynolds ...

Capital Group hires T.Rowe Price executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... world, Australian investors need to be looking at firms like Capital Group, which have deep insight and truly global investment capabilities that are set up to deliver to clients and I'm excited to be part of that."

Ignition Advice adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... its digital advice offering for its advisers and customers in May. M&G Wealth is part of M&G plc which is a global investment group headquartered in London, England, and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

State Super rejigs defensives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
State Super has mandated two managers, as it allocates to Australian investment grade corporate credit and global investment grade structured credit. State Super manages about $42 billion in assets, of which about 20% is in defined contribution schemes ...

IOOF awards $23bn passive mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
IOOF has handed a $23 billion index investing mandate to a global investment manager following Vanguard's decision to stop managing passive strategies for other institutions. Having acquired ANZ's pensions and investments business last year, IOOF found ...

State Street appoints APAC head of asset managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
State Street has hired from KPMG to fill the newly created role of head of asset managers segment, Asia Pacific. Neil Macdonald will join the role effective May 14. He will lead State Street's engagement strategy for asset manager clients in Asia ...

State Street to track Bitcoin

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
The global investment giant State Street has launched a new Bitcoin Thematic Indicator to track the impact of Bitcoin on more traditional financial markets. The new State Street MediaStats Bitcoin Thematic Indicator series will quantify media coverage ...

AMP Capital appoints NZ head of investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... said. "This is a key appointment for the New Zealand business, working in partnership with our New Zealand and global investment teams to achieve outstanding results for our clients. I welcome Michael's appointment and look forward to him stepping into ...

Macquarie-linked fund manager shutters

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... Christoffer Abramson said liquidating IPM was an "unfortunate decision we have had to make". "Unfortunately, the global investment market for systematic macro funds together with IPM's returns and reduced capital base has made the company's financial ...