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ESG and emerging markets investment continues rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... increasingly relevant outside of the traditional developed markets; a trend further driven by resurged interest in emerging markets. Of all new equity manager selection projects over the past 12 months, 28% were for emerging markets - an increase of ...

Super funds strengthen support for low carbon economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... consequences in terms of maintaining the integrity of the overarching asset class opportunity in developed and emerging markets," Harwood said. The new fund commits to reducing the exposure to carbon footprint and fossil fuels by 50% of its MSCI ACWI ...

Bennelong subsidiary names first boutique partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... and look forward to working with them, Schroders and the team at BennBridge." BennBridge also partnered with emerging markets equities manager Pembroke, which is slated to launch early next year. The boutique is led by Sanjiv Bhatia who most recently ...

Asset managers must work on unique value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... imperative for asset managers to be cognisant of where active has advantages over passive (e.g., municipal bond, emerging markets equity), and instances where passive currently holds an advantage (e.g., US equity)," Powers said. Powers added that asset ...

Family offices put focus back on equities: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... differences in levels of investment to this asset class between regions, as allocations of family offices in Emerging Markets (23.7%) and Asia-Pacific (20.3%) significantly exceed those of Europe (17.7%) and nearly double those in North America (10.2%). ...

Global boutique asset manager opens Sydney office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... alternative and long-only strategies across high-yield bonds, leveraged loans, distressed debt, structured products, emerging markets and credit-themed equities. An Australian presence is the firm's attempt to expand across the Asia Pacific having opened ...

Latin America: the best-kept investment secret

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... Super Investment Conference that there was generally less investor understanding of the region than the broader emerging markets universe. However, with 224 million people, a PPP-adjusted GDP growth rate of 5.1% over the past 15 years and a 50% share ...

ASIC raises concerns over NSX listings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... across all Australian equity markets." Furthermore, ASIC found a number of companies listing on NSX (mostly from emerging markets) were not raising capital through the market (23 out of 34 issuers or 68%); didn't not have Australian business or investor ...

Emerging markets need a rethink

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
MSCI's definition of emerging markets doesn't necessarily represent the actual growth in emerging economies, according to LGM Investments chief investment officer Thomas Vester. LGM, which is a subsidiary of BMO Global Asset Management, is ramping up ...

Liquidnet opens doors to Pakistani equities

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... increased member interest and a demand for liquidity in Pakistan since the inclusion of the market in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index." "This is an important step in establishing our presence in key emerging markets worldwide, and we see it as an appealing ...