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Insto investors confused by environmental equities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
Impax Asset Management executive believes its offering has suffered in Australia due to a lack of understanding around which asset class environmental equities fit into. Speaking to Financial Standard, managing director of listed equities for Impax ...

Pensioners lose decades of savings in 24 hours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... approaches offering 'help' with your pension and get advice from an FCA authorised firm before making big changes to your pension fund. Make sure your lifetime savings stay yours." A ban on cold calling in relation to pension offers came into effect ...

AMP Capital boosts Asia presence after record raise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
After raising a record US$6.2 billion for its fourth infrastructure debt strategy, AMP Capital is ramping up its presence in Asia and opening new offices. AMP Capital head of Asia Pacific Craig Keary said: "We had a total of 86 investors from 14 countries. ...

Australia climbs up Mercer global pension index

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
Australia's retirement system has risen in the global ranking of pension systems, but it still has room for improvement, according to Mercer's latest rankings of global pension systems. According to the 2019 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, Australians ...

Fees down across asset classes: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
A report has found substantial fee reductions across a number of asset classes, associated with continued pressure on external manager fees from asset owners. The bfinance report found fees for active global equity mandates have fallen by 7% since 2013 ...

Evidence of "pay to play" in US pension consulting

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Top staff at investment advisory firms may have used political contributions to win mandates from public pension funds in the United States until 2011, a new research paper found. Pay to Play in Investment Management, a paper published by William Beggs ...

IFM Investors boss to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... member-first ethos of industry super funds, and firmly aligned IFM Investors with the interests of its superannuation and pension fund investors. "IFM now has 90% of its products and mandates outperforming client objectives, with the strategic and financial ...

Aussie super funds drop in world rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
Australia's superannuation funds have dropped in the global ranking of the world's largest pension funds. According to Willis Towers Watson's latest Thinking Ahead Institute/Pensions and Investments World 300 report, Australia's super ...

Whitehelm launches infrastructure fund locally

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... it a very attractive vehicle for retail investors." Late last year, the investment manager partnered with a Dutch pension fund service provider to launch a Smart City Infrastructure Fund with about $400 million in seed funding.

Pension fund to buy British Steel

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
The pension fund for the Turkish army emerged as the preferred bidder for the British Steel, four months after it was forced into liquidation. British Steel granted Ataer Holdings A.S. detailed due diligence in mid-August ahead of a full sale. Ataer ...