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Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... growth and performance of the Australian responsible investment market and analysed the investment strategies of 112 asset managers. At a broad level, it found 24 managers had a strong approach to ESG integration - comprising $679.3 billion of assets ...

Global fund manager expands Australian operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... processes, core values and company culture." Further, his experience working at both superannuation funds and global asset managers makes him an excellent representative of Research Affiliates, she said. About $265 billion of assets are managed worldwide ...

Diversity underscores wealth manager success

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... Brandweiner spoke at the launch of Future IM/Pact, an initiative between Mercer and some of the largest super funds and asset managers, aiming to attract and retain diverse talent across the industry. In the last 20 years, wealth that has risen to up ...

NRMA chair links with asset manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... distributor to continue to build the firm's offshore client strategy. Adviser and placement agent for institutional asset managers and investors, AccessAlpha Worldwide, was selected by the asset manager due to its existing client relationships and ...

Industry fund signs stewardship code

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... to the Australian Asset Owners Stewardship Code, which is set to play a key role in influencing the behaviour of asset managers in Australia and overseas. According to the developer of the code - the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) ...

Custodian strengthens front-office with $3.5 billion acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... global custodian is set to acquire a front office solutions developer to strengthen its servicing platform for asset managers and asset owners. State Street has entered a definitive, all cash agreement to acquire Charles River Systems for $3.5 billion. ...

HESTA appoints quant general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
The chief quantitative strategist for AXA Investment Managers' equities business has jumped to a $46 billion superannuation fund. HESTA has appointed Michael Kollo as its general manager quantitative solutions and risk, effective July 30. He was ...

EU to offer cross-border pension scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... broad range of providers, principally insurance companies, banks, occupational pension funds, investment firms and asset managers. EU households are among the highest savers in the world, but the bulk of these savings are held in bank accounts with short ...

Global regulation hub launched for asset managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
A European law firm is rolling out a new service for asset managers, providing up-to-date legal and regulatory requirements for distributing funds across jurisdictions. Tech-driven, financial services law firm Zeidler Legal Services has launched the ...

MyFiduciary partners for compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... of data sources," he said. "This capability is hard to come by but seeing what Neon has delivered to wealth and asset managers in the UK, Europe and Middle East, we knew it would be the ideal fit for our part of the world." Also commenting, JHC chief ...