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Instos begin litigation against Volkswagen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... said. It said hundreds of institutional investors make up the suit, including sovereign wealth funds, international asset managers, public pension funds, and multinational company pension plans and foundations. "In addition to the funds that are currently ...

Fixed income, smart beta need better access

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... but balanced funds are going to be the way forward and there will be consolidation with one or two active multi-asset managers. "The low growth low return environment will occur over the next three to five years because the factors driving this environment ...

PROFILE: Vanguard Australia managing director Colin Kelton

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... communications in the US. This job, Kelton says, posed a different proposition to similar roles at other large asset managers because of Vanguard's unique ownership structure. That means that the company is owned by the funds it runs, which are in turn ...

FTSE Russell launches "green revenue" model

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... investment over the coming years and decades. Initiatives like this can, if widely used, play a real role in assisting asset managers and owners to accelerate the necessary transition to a green economy."

UK pensions not fussed about in-housing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... surveys, said. "Many more UK pensions rate a lack of transparency as highly important in their decisions to sack asset managers. Practitioners who believe that excellent reporting is not important, primarily to stay in with EU insurers under Solvency ...

Foreign managers priced out of super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... mutual fund industry is arguably among the most highly developed in the Asian region, the challenges that foreign asset managers face in trying to penetrate the market are manifold. Long-term commitment and deep pockets are needed to ride out a rough ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... perform. "The biggest differentiator in outcomes is not about the portfolios, it's not about what the individual asset managers did, it's what the asset owners do with their management process," Ford said. Among high-level decision making Ford believes ...

Calastone expands to New Zealand

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... transaction flows across Australasia. Calastone's technology provides users with total interoperability, meaning that asset managers, platforms, custodians and administrators will not need to unify or standardise legacy technologies. Calastone describes ...

Funds management rife with "dressed up" performance data: Cerulli

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... report highlights the lack of clarity investment consultants face when selecting funds; they often "complained that asset managers are submitting back-tested performance data as the numbers of a real fund," according to Cerulli Associates senior analyst ...

Impact investing on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Two global asset managers were in Australia recently with the aim of spreading their message about trends in impact investing and its suitability for institutional investors. Sustainability specialist at RobecoSAM Private Equity, Silva Dezelan, said ...