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PIMCO launches ESG bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
PIMCO is rolling out its first environmental, social and governance-screened global bond fund to Australian investors. The PIMCO ESG Global Bond Fund's investment screen is based on three processes: exclusion of companies that don't meet PIMCO's ESG ...

Family office manager expands

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... associate for boutique investment advisory firm Ark Total Wealth where her responsibilities included developing investment portfolio strategies and overseeing their execution. Atrium currently has a headcount of 31, with 11 comprising the investment ...

PIMCO fund "Highly Recommended"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... monthly income stream with limited volatility, can be helpful for investors in constructing a diversified investment portfolio, particularly in a world where yield is hard to come by." In discussing the funds' approach, Murata said: "Some income funds ...

Aussie investors push tobacco exclusions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
A global active fund manager says Australia is at the forefront of the shift towards ex-tobacco investment portfolios. Vontobel Asset Management global equities portfolio manager Ramiz Chelat said majority of the firm's assets in Australian mandates ...

PM Capital LIC director resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... Investment Company, a position he retained until late last year, when BKI externalised the management of its investment portfolio. From November 2016, BKI's portfolio has been managed and advised on by Contact Asset Management, a company Millner formed ...

QIC calls out unnecessary risk fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
Portfolio managers are missing out on returns thanks to an unnecessary fear of risk, according to new research from investment manager QIC. "Bonds are often considered the quiet achiever in investment portfolios," QIC director research and strategy ...

Boutique investment manager launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
Perennial Investment Management and former Kapstream portfolio manager Mark Mitchell are launching boutique investment management business Daintree Capital. Daintree offers absolute return fixed income products based on an investment philosophy of having ...

Plato launches income-focused LIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... fully-franked dividends, which will appeal to investors who require a dependable income stream from their investment portfolio, but want to avoid eating into their capital as they manage longevity risk," Hamson said. "In this context, PL8 solves a common ...

Equitise launches group investment platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Crowdfunding specialist Equitise is launching a group investment platform giving retail investors opportunities to back start-ups vetted by high-profile venture capitalists and angel investors. The crowdfunding investment platform is collaborating with ...

Hunter Hall profit sinks as third investor enters the fray

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... Hunter Hall attributed this to the company not earning any performance fees or realising any gains on its investment portfolio over the period. Hunter Hall chair Kevin Eley said that despite the fall in profit, "reporting a pre-tax operating profit from ...