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Diversity should not exclude white men: Thinking Ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... usually thought about in diversity, to consider the lived experiences of individuals. Recently, several studies of fund managers and super funds have found that organisations with more women in leadership roles produce better investment results. But ...

Foreign fund managers granted licensing relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Overseas fund managers are set to be exempt from requiring an Australian financial services licence for the purposes of convincing professional investors to become a client. Under ASIC's newly released foreign financial services provider regulatory ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... diversity in funds management globally hasn't changed over the past two decades. "At the end of 2000, 14% of fund managers were women. And at the end of 2019, 14% of fund managers were women," it says. Company director Sandi Orleow says this needs ...

Northern Trust climbs custody league tables

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... figures are a composite from ACSA's custody members. Key underlying client segments include superannuation funds, fund managers, insurance companies, wealth platforms, government entities plus major charities and endowments," Brown said. "Accordingly ...

Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... comes to gender diversity, the global fund industry looks much like it did 20 years ago: At the end of 2000, 14% of fund managers were women. And at the end of 2019, 14% of fund managers were women," it said. Some countries perform better than others ...

Fund managers driven to alternatives: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
Fund managers are being pushed into allocating more of their portfolios towards alternatives, as traditional investments continue to provide low returns, according to a new Morningstar report. The Multi Sector Wrap report examines 78 multisector funds ...

How to lose a mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... investors from around the globe in a bid to understand the relationships between institutional investors and their fund managers. Together, these investors have more than $482 billion in assets under management. Cyber security, a data breach or a significant ...

Push for more foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... the Productivity Commission, believe the benefits are negligible and only serve to benefit the visa holders and fund managers. The commission called for the scheme to be terminated back in 2016 after it was created by the Gillard government in 2012.

FPA calls for axe to fall on stamping fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... four week targeted public consultation process on the merits of the current stamping fee exemption, which allows fund managers to pay commissions to advisers and brokers involved in the in capital raisings for listed-funds. FPA chief executive Dante ...

VanEck launches first active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... which will be subject to a Treasury consultation announced yesterday. "LIT structures are in the best interest of fund managers...We are saying there a lot of good income options in the ETF space," he said.