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Impact investing difficult to measure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... institutions favoured public debt and public equity, while individual and family offices favoured real assets and investment managers favoured private equity or venture capital. Impact specific investment fund managers also favoured private equity and ...

MLC Wealth finalises leadership, rebrands NAB Asset Management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... changing markets. "As we move into an exciting new era, we are proud to be one of Australia's largest investment managers with over $200 billion in assets under management and are determined to remain a trusted investment partner to our clients." ...

Australia slips in global retirement ranks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... is now ranked ninth in the world for retirement outcomes, sliding three places since last year. The Natixis Investment Managers Global Retirement Index ranks nations by retirement outcomes - assessing key areas like health, finances in retirement, material ...

Results of ASIC MDA review imminent

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... number of MDA licences so that implies they've been comfortable issuing those licences to advice businesses and investment managers." When asked whether Potter thought that meant ASIC was unlikely to turn around and ban MDAs entirely, or severely limit ...

QIC launches China bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... executive Damien Frawley said China has long been an important market for QIC. "We are one of the first Australian investment managers to establish this type of investment offering - and are looking forward to offering our investors access to a bond ...

FASEA ethics pose risk to managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... individual advice licensees," Potter said in the letter. "This is in addition to those portfolios managed by investment managers or research houses." The letter explained the obligations of the issuer of a managed account, either a responsible entity ...

AXA Investment Managers expands impact investing options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
AXA Investment Managers announced its fourth impact investment strategy which will launch at the end of this year, focused on addressing the basic needs of consumers in emerging and frontier markets. The aim is to expand its investment portfolios by ...

What Future Fund looks for in managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... its investment team in the recent years but majority of its investing at securities-level is outsourced to investment managers. Its total investments in private equity, private debt, property, infrastructure, timberland and alternatives accounted for ...

AXA IM dips toes in Aussie student housing

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
AXA Investment Managers' real assets business has made its first move into student accommodation in Australia, acquiring six operational assets in a new venture which plans to invest more in the sector. AXA IM partnered with Allianz Group and manager-operator ...

HSBC GAM names new investment chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... of HSBC Investments. She is also a former head of UK institutional and global consultant relations for AXA Investment Managers. Munro will continue to report directly to HSBC GAM global chief executive Nicolas Moreau. The appointment follows that of ...