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One small step for responsible investment sees one giant leap for Man Group

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... investors demanding greater ESG transparency. The $158 billion (US$114bn) investment manager's RI Fund Framework, launched this week as part of a wider industry commitment to responsible investment, is designed to establish a baseline of environmental ...

Former adviser charged over super theft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... stealing clients' superannuation savings for his own use. Daniel McSweeny appeared in Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney this week facing 20 charges relating to dishonest conduct while he was director of Wealth Achievers. It is alleged McSweeny transferred ...

NZ Super awards $300m mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... event-driven strategies since 2013. Globally Neuberger Berman manages $436 billion (US$315bn) in client assets. Earlier this week, NZ Super announced its new chief investment officer.

Bentham AM launches mFund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... currently to do a listed version, whatever vehicle comes in. Bentham sits under Challenger's Fidante banner, which this week embarked on a series of active ETFs. "We never rule anything [ETFs] out, we may consider something in the future but right ...

Chief economist update: So much Brexit uncertainty, so little time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... will return to MPs before 21-Jan for a vote (Guardian)." May's planning to meet with EU leaders in Brussels later this week (although I don't know what else could be achieved when EU president Juncker have already stated that the EU would stand ...

DomaCom raises more capital

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... recent win in the Federal Court, the firm is aiming to capitalise on its success by recapitalising. In a press release this week, the firm said it secured $2.95 million in funding by issuing a convertible security to a Melbourne-based institutional investor ...

Industry dubious about one regulatory body: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
The financial services industry is ambivalent about having one overarching regulator, Financial Standard 's latest survey shows. Asked if it was feasible to merge APRA and ASIC, Financial Standard' s readership was split. The structure of Australia's ...

FTSE Russell expands ESG research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... for ESG integration and product creation." The partnership follows FTSE Russell launching green real estate indexes this week. The indexes will allow investors to integrate climate risk into listed real estate portfolios. The FTSE EPRA Nareit Green Indexes ...

Emerging markets must be long-term bet

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... percentage points over the next 10 to 15 years. Releasing its 2019 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions (LTCMA) in Australia this week, J.P. Morgan Asset Management upped its return forecast on emerging markets by 50 basis points to 8.5% over the next ...

AMP replaces Regan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... advice and New Zealand. Wade will report directly to Francesco De Ferrari who commenced as AMP's new chief executive this week. De Ferrari also joined from Credit Suisse's Private Banking division. Though AMP and the wider industry faced great ...