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Investors flock to term deposits over equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Australian investors are flocking to term deposits and away from equity funds, signalling a shift towards more conservative investment strategies. Plan for Life data revealed that Australian equities funds experienced a decline in net funds inflows ...

SG Hiscock commences abrdn fund changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... business to SG Hiscock. The fund manager has notified investors that changes will be made to the abrdn Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund and the abrdn Australian Small Companies Fund. Effective April 17, the abrdn Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund will become ...

Aware Super executive to start boutique

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... Going with him is Mike Teran, an associate portfolio manager. The duo ran the super fund's Midcap Australian Equities Fund for the last three years, although Riordan has overseen it since its inception five years ago. Riordan was also responsible ...

Airlie founder to step down, successor named

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
The founder of Airlie Funds Management will retire in mid-2023 after spending more than 30 years in the industry. John Sevior established Airlie in 2012 after working 17 years at Perpetual Investments, serving as its head of equities, and overseeing ...

Allan Gray transfers platform, exits super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
Allan Gray Australia is exiting the platform market, inclusive of its superannuation offering, to focus on its core funds management business. Effective April, Allan Gray will transfer the Allan Gray Solutions platform to OneVue Wealth Services. The ...

Perpetual promotes Anthony Aboud

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2022
Perpetual has appointed a new deputy head of equities within the asset management business following Vince Pezzullo's recent promotion to head of equities. Longtime portfolio manager Anthony Aboud will take up the new role continuing to work closely ...

Perpetual appoints head of equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
Perpetual has promoted Vince Pezzullo to head of equities within Perpetual Asset Management Australia. Pezzullo's appointment follows the resignation of current head of equities Paul Skamvougeras. Despite his departure from the role, Skamvougeras ...

IFM Investors launches climate transition fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
The Australian equities fund aims to help institutional investors reduce carbon emissions exposures while aligning investments to Your Future, Your Super requirements. IFM Investors said it expects the Climate Transition Fund will have broad appeal ...

Active funds continue underperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
S&P Dow Jones Indices SPIVA Australia Scorecard has revealed just over half of Australian equities funds beat their benchmarks last year, with active funds underperforming. Last year, just over half of Australian funds in the Equity General and Equity ...

Aussie small-cap fund returns 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... Companies Fund delivered the best result of 21.7% p.a. Bennelong came second and third place for its Australian Equities Fund (19.5% p.a.) and Concentrated Australian Equities Fund (19.2% p.a.). The comparable benchmark, the S&P ASX 200 Accumulation ...