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ASIC tells super trustees to improve TMDs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
ASIC is calling on superannuation trustees to review and improve the effectiveness of target market determinations (TMD) for their products. The regulator's request follows a sample review of trustee compliance that found some poor practices. ASIC ...

Investors protect against inflation: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Difficult market conditions have driven considerable interest in inflation-resilient assets, according to the latest quarterly manager intelligence and market trends report by bfinance. The report found that despite ongoing volatility during the quarter ...

Franklin Templeton appoints investment director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Franklin Templeton named Richard Rauch investment director for Brandywine Global Investment Management, one of its specialist investment managers. Rauch will be responsible for establishing, maintaining and enhancing relationships in Australia and New ...

Clime, Marcus Today form strategic alliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
Clime Investment Management has entered a strategic alliance with Marcus Today to manage the latter's $70 million managed accounts portfolio. Under the deal, Clime will manage Marcus Today's managed accounts portfolios under the Ralton Asset ...

Martin Currie introduces Aussie equities strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Martin Currie Australia, the active equity specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton, has launched an Active Insights strategy that focuses on fundamental analysis. The Active Insights strategy employs a unique process to capture outperformance ...

Moody's RMS appoints regional managing director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... value on the Asia Pacific region, and Andrew's appointment demonstrates our continued commitment to providing leading insight, data, and analytics to our clients, communities, and the industry." Also commenting on his appointment, Hare said he is ...

BlackRock, NAB Private Wealth unveil iShares ETF suite

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
BlackRock has launched its iShares ETF suite in collaboration with NAB Private Wealth, listing three new products including a first of its kind thematic ETF. The new funds listed today are the iShares Balanced ESG ETF (IBAL), the iShares High Growth ...

UBS launches small cap strategy in Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
UBS Asset Management launched its Future Leaders Small Cap Strategy in Australia. A statement said the actively managed global strategy of 40 to 60 small cap "future leader" stocks is designed to provide investors with exposure to high-quality companies ...

Most retirees want pension support through super: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
New data shows that 70% of retirees want Age Pension support from their super fund. Link Group's Retirement Reality: Advice and the Age Pension whitepaper reveals that 74% of women and 67% of men want more support when it comes to the Age Pension ...

A solution to active fund underperformance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
New analysis by VanEck questions why so many investors continue to invest in active funds, saying underperformance by active managers is not a recent phenomenon. According to the SPIVA scorecard produced by the S&P Dow Jones Indices, over the last 15 ...