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Asset managers join diversity program

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
A $419 billion global investment manager and an Australian boutique are the latest signatories to a campaign aimed at attracting more diverse talent into investing roles. Fidelity International and Yarra Capital Management recently joined the Mercer-led ...

Blue Sky names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... board as Oaktree's representative, non-executive director. Oaktree is one of the world's leading private market asset managers with clients including 73 of the largest US pension plans, 38 primary US state retirement plans and more than 15 sovereign ...

AMP partners with Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... reporting capabilities available via Morningstar DirectSM, the company's independent research platform for asset managers and wealth management professionals, supporting Approved Product List (APL) management and reporting needs. Morningstar also ...

Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... conceived earlier this year when Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow Christianna Wood and Ailman met with asset owners, asset managers, and financial institutions to design pragmatic principles for portfolio company engagement in the firearms industry ...

ETFs: Buy strategy not structure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... exchange-quoted managed fund (ASX:AGX1), Findlay said the recent fall-over of exchange-traded products came down to asset managers with not enough underlying momentum in their strategies. Establishing the EQMF or active ETF was driven by a "secular shift" ...

TCorp sets green bond record

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... $1.8 billion and a yield of 3.235%, maturing in November 2028. The breakdown of the bond issuance included: 70% to asset managers; 14% to bank balance sheets; 8% to institutions; 5% to trading desks and 3% to hedge funds. Geographically, 82% went to ...

Aussie funds among the world's largest asset owners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... Asset Owner 100 study from Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute looked at the world's largest asset managers. Globally, the 100 asset managers ranked control $26 trillion or nearly 35% of the total capital controlled by asset managers. ...

Hedge funds fall out of favour with instos: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... years. One-in-five plan to decrease allocations to hedge funds in the short term. EY also surveyed 200 alternative asset managers and found they are grappling with a numerous changes disrupting the industry. One challenge is investors increasingly demanding ...

CBA sells CFSGAM, new wealth business chief executive appointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... business that has achieved strong growth under CBA's ownership for over 18 years. MUTB is one of the largest asset managers in Japan, with a long history and deep capabilities. We believe that CFSGAM's clients and employees will benefit from ...

Macquarie, CFS top Aussie fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... US$369 billion, Macquarie Group slid from 52nd to the 58th spot on Willis Towers Watson's annual top 500 global asset managers. CFS (US$170bn), which took the 97th spot, moved up the ladder from 102 last year. NAB Asset Management ($US153bn) sat at 110 ...