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Peer-learning popular among self-licensed advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... knowledge sharing amongst its member firms is one way that IOOF Alliances helps self-licensed businesses maintain such metrics in the face of changing customer profiles and increased regulatory requirements. Further, advisers are also searching for more ...

ESG and emerging markets investment continues rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... increased need for active managers to demonstrate they are active, the firm also warned investors against trusting performance metrics used by investment managers, saying investors should take care not to be misled by them. "The data should be handled ...

Perpetual trustee business wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... trust devoted to corporate lending. Following one of the largest fund IPOs in Australia, debt-specialist fund manager Metrics Credit Partners has appointed Perpetual Corporate Trust to provide corporate trustee services to its $2 billion MCP Master Income ...

Westpac chair joins boutique manager board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
A boutique debt-specialist fund manager appointed a Westpac chair to its board. Metrics Credit Partners (MCP) announced Allan Griffiths will join as a non-executive director and independent chair on September 30. Griffiths is currently a non-executive ...

Industry super fund expands impact investment strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... must demonstrate the ability to pay market rates, pass TriLinc's ESG screens, and commit to tracking and reporting impact metrics. "Christian Super is excited to be partnered with TriLinc Global in such a values aligned investment opportunity," Christian ...

IOOF grows against the grain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... businesses. During the year, we achieved outstanding funds growth, exceptional cost control and our underlying performance metrics are on an upward trajectory. Our strong balance sheet will allow us to capitalise on future growth opportunities when they ...

UniSuper brings investment option in-house

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... Environmental Opportunities (GEO) investment option will be internalised and the MSCI ESG Research Sustainable Impact Metrics database adopted for portfolio construction. The GEO fund will seek to maintain an average environmental revenue target of greater ...

Morningstar partners to drive adviser ESG education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... appropriate investments. "We are excited to work with Morningstar, a distinguished industry leader and pioneer in evaluating ESG metrics with its Morningstar Sustainability RatingTM for funds, to launch the MMI/Morningstar Sustainable Investing Initiative," ...

Responsible investment continues to gain acceptance among investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... themes have led institutional investors to increasingly focus both on the materiality of ESG factors as well as outcome metrics aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals." According to a study completed by TIAA in 2015, three in four (76%) investors ...

Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... single word about normalisation, it's on its way in the US. She did warn about "rich" asset valuations based on traditional metrics like P/E ratios but qualified that: "those ratios ought to depend on long-term interest rates." Perhaps, but while the ...