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Research group launches adviser rating app

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... clients. Members will need to have a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 50 of more, which would equal to an 'excellent' rating. Mainstream brands tend to rate a lot lower than that, with Optus achieving an NPS of minus 8, Telstra minus 13 and commercial airlines' ...

Australian Ethical launches country's first ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... ethical fixed interest assets can - for the first time - have access to a managed fund that aims to match or better the mainstream index via Australian Ethical's Fixed Interest Trust (AEFI Trust)," Australian Ethical chief investment officer David Macri ...

IOOF launches defensive equity portfolio

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... Australian direct equities mandate. "Many managers feed defensive equities into their balanced portfolios as part of their mainstream Australian equity exposure irrespective of the risk profile of the different balanced portfolios," Farmer said. "IOOF ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... houses lose momentum in this field. "It may be that some broking houses have ESG considerations firmly embedded in their mainstream research process and therefore these have not qualified as ESG research pieces or it may signal a lack of commitment to ...

Legg Mason bond fund upgraded by Lonsec

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... Titchkosky said: "We are delighted with the rating upgrade and the recognition of Western Asset's competitive strengths as a mainstream fixed income manager. We are receiving increased interest in the Western Asset story from clients, and we are pleased ...

PE outperforms ASX and super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... latest step in AVCAL trying to encourage institutional investors to consider the private equity and venture capital as a mainstream asset class, a sector that has remained remarkably small in Australia compared despite the rapid growth of the alternative ...

PE backed IPOs outperform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... and productive economic activity. Rainmaker estimates that only about $30 billion is invested into private equity by mainstream investment managers and super funds, an amount that has considerable upside potential if trustees' concerns about lock-up ...

Capital Fund Management launches half-price hedge fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... scientific, IT driven approach represents the future of asset management and are delighted to take our approach to a more mainstream investor base. We will remain focused on delivering for our investors in Discus and Stratus and look forward to welcoming ...

VC capital raising crash 75pct in 2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... said El-Ansary said. According to research from Rainmaker latest Mandate Chaser report, PE and VC investments through mainstream investment managers amounted to $26 billion at end December 2013, with PE an VC mandates sourced through not-for-profit super ...

UCA introduces fossil fuel screening

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... approach is more in step with how our society is managing that transition." Local Government Super is one of the few mainstream institutional investors to entertain the possibility of screening carbon emitting companies. The super fund's chief investment ...