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Super funds covet more global equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
Superannuation funds substantially upped holdings in global equities but scaled back on cash, as well as local fixed income and equities in the second half of 2024, new analysis from J.P. Morgan shows. The latest Super Fund Manager Radar note shows ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... best-performing MySuper options over the year to March 31. The wealth management and superannuation provider's head of equities Ben Lam explains the "art and science" behind its recently evolved manager selection process. CFS, which manages all equity ...

Jarden Strengthens advisory team with Rothschild exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... governance and leadership review and come as Jarden concludes its 2025 financial year with performance in corporate finance equities and fixed-income currencies & commodities.

Hearts & Minds appoints operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... partnerships manager, she did a two-year stint at Iress as a client account manager following five years at UBS in a cash equities support role. Hearts and Minds focuses on generating long-term capital growth by investing in high-conviction ideas from ...

Analyst promotions: Frontier, Fidelity, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... Melbourne office. Meanwhile, Fidelity International has appointed Zara Lyons as portfolio manager within its Australian equities team. Based in Sydney, Lyons will oversee the Fidelity Australian High Conviction Fund, including the ASX-listed vehicle ...

Benchmark-clinging passive investors risk meagre returns: Perpetual

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... Estimator, which projects 10-year expected returns across various assets, indicates that due to the "extreme valuation" of US equities and their dominant 70% share of the MSCI World Index, investors in conventional global market cap indices shouldn't ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... parties since 1980," Halloway said. He added that while there's variation at the level of individual prime ministers - with equities performing best under Hawke and Keating (1983-1996) and worst under the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd period (2007-2013), both Labor ...

US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... competitiveness. The first quarter of 2024, however, marked a "massive reversal" in fortunes for US stocks. After trouncing European equities by more than 20% in 2024, US stocks surrendered a similar margin in the opening months of this year amid heightened ...

Third Link adds three underlying Aussie equity managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... Investments have joined the fund, each bringing unique characteristics. Australian Eagle AM brings its Australian Eagle Equities Fund, which actively invests in a portfolio of 25 to 35 large-cap Australian listed companies. Focused on identifying companies ...

Longview Partners sets up local hub

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... The specialist asset management firm is focused entirely on managing global equity portfolios. As of 31 March 2025, the equities shop had more than US$15 billion in assets under management.