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The most popular fund types launched in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
Of the latest 100 funds launched into the Australian investment market by Equity Trustees, most were related to global fixed income, however, the asset class didn't attract the highest flows. There were 19 new global fixed income funds, 18 Australian ...

Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Australian Ethical has struck a deal to acquire Altius Asset Management, the sustainable fixed income business of Australian Unity, a move that will see its funds under management (FUM) swell by $2 billion. The acquisition will see both firms merge ...

Betashares launches 'industry first' bond funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
Betashares has launched four funds on the ASX, offering geared long and short exposure to Australian government bonds and 10-year US Treasuries. The new offerings include the Betashares Geared Long Australian Government Bond Fund (ASX: GGAB), designed ...

Equity managed funds in record outflows: Calastone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
Investors abandoned unlisted managed equity funds in record amounts in the June quarter, data from Calastone reveals, as they look to cash and fixed interest for security. Some $2.8 billion is the largest outflow Calastone has recorded in the last five ...

Active fund outperformance mostly short-lived: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
The S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) Persistence Scorecard has shown a staggering number of Australian actively managed funds failed to outperform over five consecutive years. According to the report, nearly no actively managed equity, A-REIT and fixed ...

Morningstar downgrades PIMCO, Vanguard funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... a result, four products were downgraded and three were upgraded. Among the downgrades, the AB Dynamic Global Fixed Income Fund's rating was reduced from Bronze to Neutral. Morningstar said this is the result of cumulative changes across AB's global team ...

Calastone reports sharp managed fund flow declines in 2022

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... showed a sharp decline in inflows across all asset classes, with the biggest drop coming from fixed income funds. Fixed income fund inflows decreased dramatically, shrinking by 95% to $562 million. Rising inflation and delayed actions by central banks ...

Fund inflows drop sharply: Calastone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
Calastone insights have found that Australians' investment appetite has cooled markedly in the first quarter of 2022. The quarterly fund flow index from Calastone found that after record inflows to managed equity funds in 2021, the value of new cash ...

abrdn establishes Sustainability Group, promotes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
Commitment to sustainability is ramping up at abrdn, with the global manager announcing a dedicated business division and promoting its local ESG lead. abrdn's new Sustainability Group will provide subject matter expertise to the broader group's ...

ASIC scrutinises managed fund marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... ASIC took enforcement action against Mayfair 101 Group, La Trobe Financial Asset Management and the Skyring Fixed Income Fund alleging misleading or incorrect promotional and marketing material. The regulator said it is now scrutinising traditional and ...