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abrdn bleeds $6bn, share price plummets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... In Investments, we need to do more to capitalise on our strengths and improve performance and flows, particularly in equities, he said. "We have strong, scale positions in attractive markets, and each of our businesses has headroom to grow. Our priorities ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... to harness the major trends of deglobalisation, disruption and decarbonisation by increasing their exposure to global equities and private equity. Schroders said investors were committed to their long-term investment strategy (45%) and believed active ...

Asset managers need to improve performance: Morningstar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... nontraditional asset classes like private debt, private equity, and specialised fixed-income strategies. In contrast, flows into equities managed by traditional active managers remained weak and were likely to stay subdued in the long term. "With passive ...

NZ Superannuation Fund names joint CIOs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... investments. He became head of direct investments three years later, leading private equity, real asset, active listed equities, and machine learning investments. He is currently a member of the fund's investment committee. NZSF chief executive Jo Townsend ...

Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
Australian equities face headwinds and their performance over the past year has been "subdued" compared to major global indexes, according to Morningstar research. While local opportunities exist at a more granular level - especially for investors open ...

Rest appoints interim co-chief investment officers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... integrated into Rest's investment team in 2020. Meanwhile, Singh joined Rest in 2021 with responsibility for Rest's listed equities, fixed income, and credit asset classes, encompassing both internally and externally managed strategies. He's also overseen ...

Harvard endowment delivers 9.6% return, hits $53.2bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... university's endowment returns, he said. It also created room for the second major portfolio shift, an increase in private equities. Finally, the size of the hedge fund portfolio was increased to reduce equity exposure, therefore, limiting portfolio ...

Franklin Templeton boosts sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... holding roles at Schroders and Northern Trust and gaining experience in funds management operations and sales in the equities and fixed income markets. "I am excited about joining internationally renowned Franklin Templeton and using my varied experience ...

Perpetual remuneration report cops first strike

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... the offshore J O Hambro and TSW boutiques. Barrow Hanley had a more challenging quarter in its global and international equities strategies," he said.

Mandate appointments sink to new lows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... (11), HESTA (7), Cbus (5), and BUSSQ (5). By asset class, most of these mandates were for alternatives and international equities. Rest awarded the largest mandates by funds under management (FUM) at $8.7 billion during the period, followed by Cbus ($5.4 ...