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GQG Partners wins $20m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... segment. Its funds have also scored strong ratings in their inaugural Morningstar reviews - with the GQG Partners Global Equity Fund getting a silver analyst rating and the emerging markets equity fund winning a gold rating, as at June 15. Both funds ...

Evans & Partners adds distribution lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... a lead distribution role. Charlie Wapshott has been named head of distribution for Evans & Partners' International Equity Fund, focused on developing a national strategy and building a sales team. He was most recently a director of distribution at Cambridge ...

State Street cuts fees on flagship equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... about $299 million in total funds under management, as at June end. Meanwhile the $230 million State Street Global Equity Fund will drop by 13bps, going to 85bps per year in management costs from 98bps. Both funds sit under its quantitative equities ...

Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
New research from asset consultant Willis Towers Watson has found that private equity investments have weathered the impact of the COVID-19 financial crisis, despite a subdued environment for exit deals in the first half of the year. In a survey of ...

Mirae drops fees on Asian equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... Global Investments has sliced the fees on two Asian equities funds by 20bps each. Mirae Asset Asia Great Consumer Equity Fund and Mirae Asset Asia Sector Leader Equity Fund will go from charging 75bps each in management fee from 95bps, while the indirect ...

Schroders readies private assets offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
The global manager's Australian business has launched a private equity fund for sophisticated investors, with a private debt fund launch chalked in for the second half of the year. The Schroders Specialist Private Equity Fund (SSPEF) is an Australian-domiciled ...

SG Hiscock, Morgan Stanley launch global equity funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
Boutique fund manager SG Hiscock has partnered with Morgan Stanley to exclusively distribute their global equity funds in Australia. The SGH Partnership Program has been launched with the Morgan Stanley Global Quality fund (hedged and unhedged) and ...

Franklin Templeton cuts fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... in management costs to 0.90%. Two other global equities funds will also lower their fees, with the Templeton Global Equity Fund going from 1.13% to 0.95% per year. The Templeton Global Trust Fund will go from charging 0.96% to 0.75%. The manager is also ...

Best Australian equities funds, with risk considered

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... the best annualised return (8.7%) and Sharpe Ratio (0.4) and Omega Ratio (1.6). Lazard's Defensive Australian Equity Fund was the best on volatility with the lowest standard deviation (19.8%) and semi standard deviation (22.7%). Hyperion Australian ...

Fidelity launches sustainable fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... ESG ratings uniquely provide a forward-looking evaluation of a company's trajectory on ESG-related issues." The new equity fund would meet the ever growing demand for sustainable investments in Australia, she said. "Australian investors are increasingly ...