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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 ...

Women in Super names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... Sachs Asset Management in London where she worked with Northern European and Middle Eastern pension and sovereign wealth funds.

Super mergers only beginning: J.P. Morgan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... seen in a single year. "My sense is that, just like most markets that evolve to maturity, the top five to 10 superannuation funds will end up with perhaps the majority of the investment market share. Then, absent regulatory constraints, it's likely that ...

Vanguard hit with US class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... Luner filed a class action lawsuit against Vanguard trustees and on behalf of investors in Vanguard's Target Retirement Funds, based in the US. The suit alleges that Vanguard's mismanagement of these funds led to "enormous tax bills (tens of thousands ...

Westbridge Funds buys $16.21m industrial facility

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... buyer demand in the sector. The office/warehouse facility at 41-43 Baile Road in Canning Vale was purchased by Westbridge Funds Management from Perron Group. It is currently leased to Blackwoods, Australia's largest provider of industrial and safety ...

Hostplus commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... Aware Super, Colonial First State, UniSuper, Rest, HESTA, Cbus and Togethr Trustees (Catholic Super and Equip) are among the funds to have committed to net zero by 2050 - with many also providing serious outlines for carbon reductions to be achieved ...

Macquarie AM goes after US HNWs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... for high-net-worth investors. The company provides financial advisers and their clients access to private equity, hedge funds, and real estate opportunities and strategies. Its offering is structured for high-net-worth individuals and small institutional ...

Partners Group adds to unlisted funds range

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
Partners Group has launched an unlisted version of its Global Income Fund, providing investors access to a global portfolio of private debt investments. Its fourth unlisted offering in Australia, the Partners Group Global Income Fund - Unlisted invests ...

Perennial awards new fund admin mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... cornerstone investment and attracted further interest from private wholesale investors, family offices and superannuation funds, Perennial said. Apex Group will provide fund administration and transfer agency services as well as custody services for ...

Managed accounts FUM at $131bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... according to the latest data released by Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) and Milliman. As at 31 December 2021, funds under management (FUM) in managed accounts stood at $131 billion, an increase of $21.06 billion in the six months from ...