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Pension fund embraces managed accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
Asset managers experienced in real assets are being sought by the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund to manage a separately managed account comprising global private equity, infrastructure and real estate investments. The SMA would hold global ...

Korea scopes out Aussie asset management market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... commencing at the end of 2017. As a partner of the Financial Services Council, the Korean delegation met with Australian asset managers yesterday for a roundtable discussion on what the new cross border trade initiatives could mean, and educated participants ...

Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
Global demand for ethical investment strategies and products is putting more pressure on asset managers to generate returns beyond hard performance numbers. Australia and New Zealand held A$675 billion in sustainable investment assets in 2016, or 50.6% ...

BlackRock moves to machine stock picking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... itself for the future, the world's largest fund manager declared the active equity industry needs to change as asset managers using traditional tools and processes are limiting the ability to generate alpha and deliver on client expectations. "We are ...

ACSI adds AustralianSuper chief to board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... chief executive David Elia. ACSI has 29 Australian members, including profit-to-member superannuation funds and asset managers who manage money for the profit-to-member sector. Collectively the super funds and asset managers manage more than $450 billion ...

Insto trading volumes surge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... improving execution and performance amidst market volatility, Baldwin said. Liquidnet has more than 830 global asset managers and investors trading in its network. It operates in 44 markets across five continents, meaning clients can trade with maximum ...

NZ Super Fund CEO joins PPI board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... president Lionel C Johnson said. PPI represents global pension and sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations and asset managers. The organisation also recently appointed the chief investment officer of Michigan's Municipal Employees Retirement ...

Bendigo targets ethically conscious investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... trends signal that millennial investors are likely to drive demand for sustainable investing well into the future. Asset managers creating investment products for individual investors cannot ignore these trends," the survey noted The fund has attained ...

Asset manager profits under pressure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
The end of a 30-year bull market in assets is putting pressure on asset managers' profit margins - and may mean the industry has reached its peak. In a recent Lipper Alpha Insight discussion, Financial Conduct Authority technical specialist - investment ...

Morningstar appoints research analyst

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... will have broad responsibility across all sectors of Morningstar, including helping investors, financial advisers, asset managers, and retirement plan providers identify investment products. "We're very pleased to welcome Sarah to our team," said ...