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iShares hires APAC markets and investments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... and the BlackRock High Conviction Australian Future Companies Fund will close. From the High Conviction Australian Equity Fund, Charlie Lanchester, Madeleine Beaumont, and Sam Theodore exited the business. Lanchester will join ASX-listed Hearts & Minds ...

Active fund managers historically underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
A staggering majority of actively managed Australian equity funds are underperforming in the short term and across every time horizon, the latest SPIVA Scorecard reveals. Nearly 79% of active fund managers focused on Aussie equities underperformed the ...

abrdn terminates funds amid transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... raft of funds on or around March 15, including some of its sustainable solutions. The abrdn Sustainable Australian Equity Fund and abrdn Select Sustainable International Equities Fund will both be shuttered. The fund manager said the decision follows ...

Lazard Asset Management slashes fund fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... institutional share class reduced from 0.75% p.a. to 0.70% p.a. "These two funds, alongside the Lazard defensive Australian Equity Fund where the top three performing Australian equity funds over 2022, according to third party data," Lazard Asset Management ...

BlackRock rethinks fundamental equities, PMs depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... Australian Future Companies Fund will both close. Meanwhile, the $249 million BlackRock High Conviction Australian Equity Fund will be aligned to Pendal Group's 'Focus' strategy under a new arrangement with the fund manager. "Existing clients in the ...

First Sentier named Investment Manager of the Year

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
... the full list of categories and winners: Australian Equities - High Performance Abrdn - Abrdn Sustainable Australian Equity Fund Fixed Income - Credit Alexander Funds Management - Alexander Credit Opportunities Fund ESG - Australian Equities Alphinity ...

Active funds continue underperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... periods." S&P Dow Jones Indices head of global index research and design Priscilla Luk said. "However, both Australian equity fund categories failed to demonstrate performance persistence over longer time periods. No Australian Equity General fund and ...

Investors Mutual appoints strategic relationship manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... contribute to the firm's growth plans." "I look forward to servicing IML's key accounts with the suite of Australian equity fund offerings, as well as introducing Loomis Sayles and other affiliates to the various markets around the country." Established ...

Australians plough record cash into managed funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... 2020. This dramatic increase for Australian fund flows was in line with global peers. Almost two thirds of Australian equity fund purchases, $9.6 billion, took place in the second half of the year, as the vaccine programme encouraged hopes that the pandemic ...

Royce Investment Partners launches small-cap fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... small caps can improve many investors' outcomes." The launch comes as Franklin Templeton closed its retail Australian Equity Fund on June 16 and funds are expected to be returned to investors at the end of this month. Elsewhere, Franklin Templeton subsidiary ...