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Industry fund awards infrastructure mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... The fund is led by First Sentier's infrastructure investments partners Niall Mills and Marcus Ayre and has a special focus on mid-market assets. First Sentier was eyeing €3.5 billion over between three and five fundraising series. The allocation ...

Volatility hits super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
The current volatility of global financial markets is taking its toll on some of Australia's largest superannuation funds. Latest Rainmaker analysis of superannuation returns and unit pricing shows Australia's large superannuation funds aren't ...

UK asset manager acquires stake in retirement funder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... segment and who recognises that Household Capital is an innovator in home equity retirement funding with a clear values-based focus on customer outcomes." Legal & General Retail Retirement chief executive Chris Knight said Legal & General has plans to ...

Investec AM rebrands

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... with the same passion for our clients," he said. "Since launching our Australian operations in 2013, we have made it our focus to work hand in hand with institutional investors to tailor our specialist investment capabilities to meet the needs of their ...

Aussie ETF industry contracts

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
Australian ETFs lost $2 billion in February as the industry contracted for the first time in more than a year amid fears of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. According to BetaShares, the 3.1% month on month decline in funds under management was due entirely ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
The world of ESG integration into the investment process has moved ahead so rapidly that industry experts agree those who aren't yet on the bandwagon will likely be left behind. In order to keep up with the times, many firms have introduced proprietary ...

Citi to expand local securities team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... the long-term interest of our clients and employees to seek a transfer of our business to an organisation with a client focus and strong offering in the market," Allen said. Recently, Citi appointed former Westpac had of strategic initiatives, digital ...

Sunsuper Labor donations rile Bragg

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... provider of superannuation and comes up pretty well on our heat map measures and so that for us, I think is our primary focus. "Are these funds delivering good outcomes and value for their members." Bragg finished his grilling by commenting that it was ...

ClearView restructures pricing as life sector struggles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
The tough times in Australia's life insurance sector have forced the provider to overhaul its pricing. ClearView has revised its pricing across its Life Solutions stepped and hybrid income protection products, as the insurer battles to remain profitable ...

Coronavirus is an investment opportunity: Fidelity

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... prices." He said investors should look for a deceleration in coronavirus cases in the US as an indicator to buy in. "Markets focus on the second derivative; the rate of change, whether that is acceleration or deceleration," Taylor said. "So once we see ...