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Robeco wins two mandates worth $500m

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
Robeco was awarded mandates, collectively representing $500 million, by two financial institutions in Australia and New Zealand. While the institutions haven't been named, both made investments in Robeco's fundamental global credits strategy. ...

T. Rowe Price appoints head of research

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
T. Rowe Price has promoted internally to fill the head of research role that opened up at its Australian equities team when the incumbent Viral Patel left for Fidelity International earlier this month. Ryan Martyn takes on the role after seven years ...

Alphinity rolls out sustainable Aussie equities fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
Alphinity Investment Management has launched a new Australian equities fund designed to address the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund (SSF) aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index after ...

Volatility divides investors: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
As volatility and interest rate movements remain top concerns for investors, many are divided on the impact these risks will have on portfolio returns, the latest Natixis Investment Managers survey shows. About eight-in-ten (78%) of the 200 fund researchers ...

Chief economist update: Crying for Argentina

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
The Argentinian central bank lifted interest rates, a move intended to stem the sharp and rapid depreciation of the Argentine peso and by extension put downward pressure on inflation. Whoa! Fret not whether the Fed is going to raise interest rates by ...

Super fund awards $150 million fixed income mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
A $152 billion US-based fund manager received a $150 million mandate from a Queensland-based industry superannuation fund. Payden and Rygel will manage a customised version of its Payden Absolute Return Investment (PARI) strategy on behalf of Sunsuper. ...

Suncorp appoints director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
Suncorp has appointed a fourth female director to its nine-person board. Sylvia Falzon joins Suncorp's board with about 30 years of experience. "We look forward to welcoming her to the Suncorp board and to her contributions particularly around strategy ...

Instos chasing EM debt for value

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
Institutional investors are setting their sights on emerging market debt in an environment where equities and interest rates seem fully valued. Speaking to Financial Standard, Grant Samuel Funds Management chief executive Damien McIntyre said that interest ...

Natixis unveils ESG global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
Natixis Investment Managers has launched a new global equities fund aimed at Australian institutional investors, in partnership with a $14 billion socially responsible investment affiliate. The new fund will assess companies on eight sustainable development ...

2018 FICAP 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar' raises over $300k

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Research analyst by day, Rockstar by night. George Hadja from Montgomery Investment Management took home the coveted 2018 Rockstar of the Year Award at an industry fundraiser organised by the Finance Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) in Sydney ...