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Actively managed, ESG funds top 2023 outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... funds and ESG strategies suffered the biggest outflows in 2023 at a combined $57.7 billion. According to Calastone's Global fund flows report, actively managed strategies lost $42 billion (US$27.2bn), eclipsed by passive equity funds that attracted ...

Westpac loses Ausgrid rate swap case

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... counterparty to the transaction," ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said. "Appropriate conduct for pre-hedging is an issue of global significance. In this case, Westpac's behaviour was unconscionable and exposed its client to significant risk. Westpac's ...

Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... investment choices, which underscores the increasing relevance of Australian Ethical's "distinctive value proposition" amid global concerns like climate change and human rights violations. "Australian Ethical has been a leading ethical investment ...

AustralianSuper in talks to extend administration services mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... relationship with AustralianSuper as an important partner and we are excited by the investment we make in the evolution of our global service offering, that delivers optimal outcomes to AustralianSuper's members," McGrath said.

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... the footsteps of institutional investors like super funds, which have progressively moved from zero to 30% allocations to global private markets over the last 20 years. In a bid to temper the volatile macroeconomic environment and capital markets, many ...

Small-cap shares set to soar: Flinders

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... with Financial Standard, Macdougall discussed the significant downturn small caps have experienced - the biggest since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). "For almost two years now, small caps have underperformed large caps, and for the most part this ...

Fidelity International chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... years. Before Fidelity International, she was the chief executive of M&G Investments and Aberdeen Asset Management's global chief investment officer. London-based Richards currently serves on Women on Boards as an ambassador and is on the advisory ...

Aussie investors optimistic about returns

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
In the face of increasing inflation and global uncertainty, local investors expect positive returns in the coming year, according to Schroders' Global Investor Study 2023. Conducted between May 26 and July 31, the study surveyed over 23,950 investors ...

Ireland to create new sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... appropriately," he said. "There are of course risks that could crystallise over the contribution period such as a national or global economic shock or reduced corporate tax receipts, but as we stand here today, this is a realistic and achievable plan ...

RBA holds cash rate at 4.1%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... of risks," the RBA said. "In making its decisions, the board will continue to pay close attention to developments in the global economy, trends in household spending, and the outlook for inflation and the labour market." The decision was no surprise ...