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Aussie active managers underperform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... benchmark and in high performance 85% did. Top active core products for risk/return included the Macquarie Australian Shares Fund with a 16.6% pa return. In active core, the median manager would have outperformed if not for management fees. In high performance ...

New fund to invest in low-carbon Aussie stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... have a lower exposure to carbon emissions and fossil fuel companies. The Russell Investments Low Carbon Australian Shares Fund will use the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index as a starting point. It then applies a rules-based approach to tilt the portfolio ...

Trust deficit boosts Australian Ethical membership, FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... the ESG category at the recent Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards for its Australian Ethical Australian Shares Fund. "At Australian Ethical, we continue to see a growing demand for investments that can drive better outcomes for people, the ...

Infocus subsidiary adds to multi-manager suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... Managers, which also recently partnered with Investors Mutual and Folkestone, invested in Australian Ethical's Australian Shares Fund. Alpha portfolio manager Julien Brodie explained: "We are attracted to the Fund's strong track record of outperformance ...

Mercer wins university investment mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
A Melbourne university appointed Mercer as its new investment manager and awarded $215 million to two of the investment manager's socially responsible funds. A stronger environmental, social and corporate governance focus will see Swinburne University ...

Forager senior analyst to exit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
Forager Funds Management is seeking an investment analyst to assist in the management of its Australian Shares Fund, following the resignation of a senior analyst. According to an ASX announcement, senior equities analyst Daniel Mueller tendered his ...

Forager to launch Australian shares LIT

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... Australian shares listed investment trust (LIT) on the ASX on Friday. The LIT is a converted form of Forager's Australian Shares Fund. An unusual investment vehicle - and not widely used in Australia - the LIT structure was chosen for its "suitability ...

Vision Super divests from three high carbon companies

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... exposure than the rest of the market and moved its Australian shares index portfolio to the IFM Low Carbon Australian Shares fund, reducing exposure to Australian companies with a high carbon risk. The fund is also a signatory to the Paris Pledge for ...

Forager plans listing for Australian Shares Fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Australian small cap specialist Forager Funds Management is soft-closing its Australian Shares Fund and plans to move to a closed-ended structure in an effort to protect investors from the growth in the fund detracting from performance. The planned ...

Australian Ethical appoints former AMP Capital PM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... that of mainstream funds. In Mercer's most recent rankings of investment performance, Australian Ethical's Australian Shares Fund ranked first out of 54 funds over a 10 year period. Commenting on his appointment, Murray said: "I look forward to working ...