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Perpetual promotes Anthony Aboud

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2022
Perpetual has appointed a new deputy head of equities within the asset management business following Vince Pezzullo's recent promotion to head of equities. Longtime portfolio manager Anthony Aboud will take up the new role continuing to work closely ...

Perpetual appoints head of equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
Perpetual has promoted Vince Pezzullo to head of equities within Perpetual Asset Management Australia. Pezzullo's appointment follows the resignation of current head of equities Paul Skamvougeras. Despite his departure from the role, Skamvougeras ...

IFM Investors launches climate transition fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
The Australian equities fund aims to help institutional investors reduce carbon emissions exposures while aligning investments to Your Future, Your Super requirements. IFM Investors said it expects the Climate Transition Fund will have broad appeal ...

Active funds continue underperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
S&P Dow Jones Indices SPIVA Australia Scorecard has revealed just over half of Australian equities funds beat their benchmarks last year, with active funds underperforming. Last year, just over half of Australian funds in the Equity General and Equity ...

Aussie small-cap fund returns 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... Companies Fund delivered the best result of 21.7% p.a. Bennelong came second and third place for its Australian Equities Fund (19.5% p.a.) and Concentrated Australian Equities Fund (19.2% p.a.). The comparable benchmark, the S&P ASX 200 Accumulation ...

L1 Capital ends Channel Capital deal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... L1 Capital Global Opportunities, L1 Capital International Fund, L1 Capital Catalyst Fund, L1 Capital Australian Equities Fund, and the L1 Capital U.K. Residential Property Fund. L1 Capital thanks Channel Capital for its partnership.

Boutique creates distribution lead role

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
... Antares Equities veteran Richard Nixon joined Quest AP as portfolio manager to oversee the Long Short Australian Equities Fund, which launched two months later. The fund has returned 45% in the year to October, beating its benchmark's 28%; it has about ...

Unlisted unit trust conversions boost ETP sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... in November 2020, adding about $13 billion to the sector. AllianceBernstein's Managed Volatility Australian Equities Fund (with $1.5 billion) and Hyperion's Global Growth Companies Fund (with $2 billion) then followed suit. During the September ...

Boutique bolsters ESG team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
Fidante-backed boutique Australian equities manager Merlon Capital Partners has hired a new sustainability manager. Rebecca El-Khoury joins the firm from TransGrid, where she was also a sustainability manager. Earlier in her career El-Khoury worked ...

Stellar year of returns for Aussie equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... for the median fund in the category. Top performers in Aussie large caps for the year were Bennelong Australian Equities Fund (45.6%), Australian Ethical Australian Shares Fund (42%) and Hyperion Australian Growth Companies Fund (39.1%). Widening the ...