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Investors seek inflationary refuge in diversification strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
A bfinance quarterly Manager Intelligence and Market Trends report has shown that investors have sought enhanced sources of real return to combat rising inflation. The first quarter of 2022 has created a period of renewed uncertainty as investors grappled ...

Geopolitics to change ESG approach: Survey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
A new survey from bfinance has found 39% of investors predict re-evaluation of ESG approach due to recent geopolitical developments. This is according to a snap poll from bfinance of 418 institutional investors from 39 different countries. The results ...

Key investor trends unveiled in latest IFM report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... investment in emission reduction programs. The report, Resilience and Transition: Infrastructure Outlook, highlights the macro-themes and disruptions that are shaping the infrastructure sector and creating investment opportunities. Specifically, it foretold ...

Mantis adds Zerocap crypto fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... potential store of value benefits of cryptocurrencies are more topical than ever for sophisticated investors against the current macro backdrop," Mantis head of distribution Damien Hatfield said. "Clients have been asking Mantis how they should approach ...

Perpetual moves to acquire Pendal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
Perpetual has made an offer to acquire Pendal for $6.23 a share. Pendal confirmed it received the conditional, non-binding indicative proposal from Perpetual to acquire 100% of shares in Pendal by way of scheme of arrangement. The proposal is for a ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
A Macquarie Business School academic has said one-off payments like those expected in next week's Federal Budget won't do anything to address long-term structural issues in Australia's economy. A one-off payment to combat the rising cost of living is ...

VFMC hires from Cbus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
Victorian Funds Management Corporation will soon welcome a new head of portfolio strategy and asset allocation to its investments team. Leanne Taylor is set to join VFMC in the role this month, leaving behind Cbus where she served as head of asset allocation ...

ETF Securities, 21Shares introduce market monitor

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
In partnership with European cryptocurrency provider 21Shares, ETF Securities Australia has presented the latest crypto market monitor to provide investors insight and analysis around the recent moves in the crypto market. The monitor suggests that ...

Pendal executive to join crypto firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... $22 billion in assets. He is a highly regarded thought leader in how the digital asset ecosystem and dynamically evolving macro landscape will change the asset management industry both globally and in Australia," he said.

EM investors brace for geopolitical impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... Within our Global Emerging Markets strategy, we seek to allocate portfolio risk to stock specific factors rather than to macro-related factors," Martin Currie said. The fund manager has maintained its exposure to Russia since 2014 when it annexed Crimea ...