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Third Link adds three underlying Aussie equity managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... Investments have joined the fund, each bringing unique characteristics. Australian Eagle AM brings its Australian Eagle Equities Fund, which actively invests in a portfolio of 25 to 35 large-cap Australian listed companies. Focused on identifying companies ...

Longview Partners sets up local hub

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... The specialist asset management firm is focused entirely on managing global equity portfolios. As of 31 March 2025, the equities shop had more than US$15 billion in assets under management.

Super moves: QIC, VFMC, ESSSuper, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Cardaci was a senior consultant at Frontier and the deputy head of responsible investments. Previously a member of the equities research team, she joined Frontier in 2017, having previously worked within finance operations at the University of Melbourne ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... risk tends to be rewarded by greater return. Equity markets, nevertheless, took pole position last year. International equities unhedged - represented by the MSCI World ex-Australia index - topped the table with a 31.11% return. Mercer global head of ...

Foreign investment in Australia booms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... investors showed a preference towards investing in debt ($1.63 trillion), followed by direct investment ($1.28 trillion) and equities ($885 billion). On the flipside, Australian investors looking abroad showed a preference for foreign equities ($1.54 ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... the past year had added $17.8 billion to the Future Fund, lifting its total value to a record $240.8 billion. Global equities comprise the largest proportion of the Future Fund's asset allocation, totalling $80 billion, primarily in developed markets. ...

NZ Super recognised for two decades of outperformance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... sovereign wealth funds. AP7 took the top spot for pension funds with 13.11%. "In part, that reflects how well global equities, which presently make up about 60% of the fund's assets, have performed during that time," NZ Super Fund chief executive Jo ...

JP Morgan AM hires from Vanguard

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... asset manager has 135 ETFs across various asset classes, while in Australia, the firm has launched nine low-cost active equities and bond ETF strategies. This includes the JPMorgan Global Equity Premium Income Complex ETF, which aims to generate a consistent ...

Super moves: Cbus, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Funds SA deputy chief investment officer and director of equities has jumped to Cbus Super, the industry fund for building and construction workers. After seven years with the $46 billion investment corporation owned by the government of South Australia ...

AustralianSuper adds global equity manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Australia's largest superannuation fund has hired a head of core equity for its international equities business. Alex Stanic will join in May and work in the $365 billion superannuation fund's London office. The appointment comes as a super ...