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S&P launches new ESG tilted NZ index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... For example, there has been increased attention to how responsible default providers for KiwiSaver (New Zealand pension funds) are with their investment portfolios," S&P APAC lead of ESG indices Ryan Christianson said. "Another example is the Ministry ...

New portfolio manager at Pengana

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... Avoca with John Campbell in 2011, with the backing of multi-millionaire Jeff Chapman's multi-boutique business Bennelong Funds Management. Prior to that, Benedict was a portfolio manager at UBS Global Asset Management and worked for four years as ...

Another cash ETF bites the dust

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... Chi-X filing. "PIML remains committed to our active ETF business and will continue to focus our efforts on exchange quoted funds that we believe have a role to play in investor's portfolios, notably those under the affiliate brand eInvest." eInvest ...

FAR draft legislation released

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... on Friday released the draft legislation for the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) which will apply to superannuation funds and insurers. The FAR extends the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) which has applied to banks since July 2018. ...

Bank rebound buoys Aussie equities funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... profitability. Stocks that are more sensitive to the economic cycle have seen earnings recover strongly and share prices soar." Funds found to perform above the median over the financial year include Bennelong Core Equities, ECP AM All Cap, Hyperion ...

Bennelong boards appoint chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
The Bennelong Funds Management Group welcomed a new chair, who previously led a major superannuation fund as its chief executive. Michael Dwyer took over as chair of the group on July 1, which includes overseeing subsidiary Bennelong Funds Management. ...

UniSuper's O'Sullivan on what's next

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... moved to Melbourne in 1990 for a consulting job with Towers Perrin. Later he worked as an actuary for other superannuation funds including Telstra Super, and UniSuper where he became chief executive. In the eight years that he spent at UniSuper, the ...

Top economist Don Stammer to fund UNE scholarship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... primary schooling at the one-teacher Vacy school. The Maitland school headmaster at the time and his friends pooled their funds so he could study and stay at the school's hostel. Through their help, Stammer became the first in his family to finish ...

Good year for active managers in fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... repricing of risk and steeping of sovereign yield curves. The report included observations from 111 Australian fixed income funds, of which six were highly recommended, two were index highly recommended, 45 were recommended, two were index recommended ...

Zenith introduces ESG classification

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
More than 800 funds on Zenith Investment Partners' approved product list now have a responsible investment classification. The responsible investment classification aims to help financial advisers with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...