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Ausbil ESG strategy advances

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 JAN 2019
... more in active ownership. About 12 months ago the $11 billion manager quietly launched the Ausbil Active Sustainable Equity Fund. It invests in 30 to 45 companies - mainly from the ASX 200 - with "sound sustainability profiles and avoids companies that ...

Financial Standard unwrapped: Our top stories in 2018

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
These are the 2018 Financial Standard stories to have in your back pocket for summer discussions around the barbeque. Shuttering dividend cash loophole to hit SMSFs In March the ALP proposed to eliminate cash refunds from excess dividend imputation ...

Nikko Asset Management awards global equities mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
Nikko Asset Management has awarded a global equities mandate for $260 million. UK-based Royal London Asset Management, together with Ironbark Asset Management, won the mandate from the Australia and New Zealand arm of Nikko. Sydney-based Ironbark, which ...

Responsible investment guide launched

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... globally and is one of RIAA's 200 Australian members. One of its funds is RIAA certified. The AXA IM Sustainable Equity Fund is a wholesale trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of long equity positions of developed and EM stocks, screening ...

UBS launches emerging market fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
UBS Asset Management launched an emerging markets equity fund, providing Australian investors with an offshore avenue to diversify their portfolio. The UBS Emerging Markets Equity Fund - which is the firm's third global equity offering - offers ...

Asset manager shutters two funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
A $310 billion asset manager has closed two of its actively managed Australian equity funds. The Nikko AM Australian Share Value Fund and Nikko AM Australian Share Fund were terminated on 21 September 2018. Nikko Asset Management Australia said the ...

The top-performing ETFs in September are...

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... the ASX and Morningstar. VanEck also looked at the worst ETF performers of the month. BetaShares Geared Australian Equity Fund (GEAR) fell the most in September, delivering close to -4%. Small caps ETFs from iShares and VanEck vectors (IJR, MVS) also ...

WAM pushes for HHY closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... shareholders to vote in favour of a resolution to wind up the fund. WAM Capital, WAM Active and Wilson Asset Management Equity Fund's trustee Botanical Nominees hold at least 5% of the votes that may be cast at a general meeting. WAM said it is "deeply ...

Blue Sky refunds $4.1m overcharge

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... $4.1 million to investors for incorrectly charging fees mainly across its wholesale private real estate and private equity fund. The fees, Blue Sky said, were charged in an "inconsistent" manner to what was stated in the funds' disclosure statements ...

Glut of underperformance in managed funds: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
Nearly eight-in-ten managed funds in Australia failed to hit benchmark returns over a 10-year horizon, according to new analysis by InvestSMART. The researchers modelled Morningstar data for 5297 manager funds that have a track record of 10 years. They ...