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Natixis, Generali merger creates $3.2tn fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... is invested in Asia and other countries. A large portion of assets is allocated in fixed income (65%). The rest is in equities (21%), and private markets and others (14%). Insurers and pension funds hold 61% of AUM, while institutional investors have ...

ETFs, global equities dominate retail portfolios: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... new report from Investment Trends highlighted the growing prominence of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and international equities in retail investors' portfolios, but highlighted a lack of understanding around trading costs. The Investment Trends 2024 ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... turnaround. "Investors are now asking themselves if they are being sufficiently compensated for the risk of investing in equities." Despite market fears, Trump's declaration of a national energy emergency in his first address may create a wave of opportunities ...

Where to invest when local equities look expensive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
Australian equities are richly priced, yet local portfolios remain heavily skewed towards the domestic market; investors have avenues to seek out diversification and better value, according to Morningstar market strategist Lochlan Halloway. Australian ...

Salter Brothers bolsters equities team with iPartners hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... Alternative fund manager Salter Brothers has welcomed Emily Mohan as investment director, strengthening its capabilities in equities. In the new role, Mohan will be responsible for unlisted funds, covering investment origination, evaluation, executing ...

Super moves: Future Fund, QIC, Vanguard Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... joining Future Group in 2022, Zhang was vice president of research and strategy at Parametric where he designed systematic equities solutions for institutional investors. His prime client was Morgan Stanley. Previously, he was a portfolio manager at ...

GAM boosts local sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... Australian Army Reserves for seven years. Finnell said the appointment was "especially timely". "His experience with pre-IPO equities in the advisory market will be integral as the LSA Private Shares Fund hits the three-year milestone annualising over ...

GIC's investment chief to step down

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... environments. Jaensubhakij arrived at Singapore's sovereign wealth fund in 1998 as an economist and subsequently joined the equities department as a portfolio manager. He initially led the US and developed markets equities team out of New York before ...

Macquarie AM splashes billions on Applied Digital Corporation

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... preferred equity units and common equity units for US$2.25 million for each executed lease of one megawatt of capacity. These equities are issued by Applied Digital's subsidiary APLD HPC Holdings (APLDH). The funds will contribute to Applied Digital's ...

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... further room to decline and because the risk to growth is to the downside. Higher bond yields threaten the outlook for equities from a valuation point of view. "We expect that US 10-year yields will decline back towards 4% later this year." On global ...