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AMP sees 245% jump in consumer interest

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... like what we're facing at the moment with COVID-19 being a catalyst for positive action," Owen said. "With half of all Aussie workers reporting some level of stress about their finances, improving financial literacy can be one way to ensure that Australians ...

Aberdeen Standard rejigs Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Aberdeen Standard Investments will relaunch its Australian equities fund, taking it from ESG to tighter SRI criteria. The $40 million fund managed by Michelle Lopez has so far used ESG criteria (which the firm says is embedded in all its strategies). ...

Active funds quell passive flows

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... Forces report found, after analysing hundreds of millions of trades on the Calastone global network. Equity funds focused on Aussie stocks took in US$1.8 billion in new capital over the last two years - but only from domestic investors. Australian-focused ...

Changes on Lazard Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
Lazard's Select Australian Equity Fund has hired a new investment analyst, while a co-portfolio manager transitions away from the role. The $125 million fund has been co-managed by Rob Osborne, Phillip Hofflin, Warryn Robertson and Aaron Binsted ...

Bell AM wins mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... East, in line with a traditional sub-advisory, fee share agreement. In turn, Bell was to UBP with market intelligence on Aussie institutional investors, as the Swiss bank sent a distribution lead from its Geneva office to Australia to establish relationships ...

Ironbark fund swaps managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
An Aussie broad-cap equities fund distributed by Ironbark is transitioning to a new fund manager, as the boutique managing it pivots away from broad-caps to small caps. The $25 million Ironbark Karara Australian Share Fund is currently managed by Karara ...

Perpetual promotes on Aussie equities team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
Perpetual has appointed deputy portfolio managers for its Australian equities long-short fund and for the smaller companies fund. The Perpetual Share-Plus Long-Short Fund is currently managed by Anthony Aboud. Perpetual has appointed Sean Roger as the ...

New investment manager enters Aussie market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
Fullgoal Asset Management, a Chinese equity and fixed income investment manager, has expanded its distribution to cover the Australian and New Zealand markets by retaining 3PD. Fullgoal, which has investment teams in Shanghai and Hong Kong, has AU$200 ...

Aussie dividends slump 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... withheld their dividends during 2020 as a result of COVID-19, a global dividend index shows. Between April and December 2020, Aussie firms either cut or cancelled dividend payments nearly 40%, according to Janus Henderson Investors. In the Asia Pacific ...

Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Industry Super Australia says recent comments by Liberal MP Tim Wilson that "big super" is locking young Aussies out of the housing market are "scary". Wilson said the fact that first home buyers are unable to access their retirement savings to go towards ...