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Cbus taps ex-AustralianSuper equities chief for 'critical role'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
Cbus has appointed a former AustralianSuper equities chief to serve as its head of portfolio construction. Justin Pascoe, who joined AustralianSuper as a senior portfolio manager in June 2019 before being promoted in August 2021, will take on the "critical ...

Pinnacle FUM soars 20%, introduces new boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... formerly Royal London Asset Management. Led by Peter Rutter, the new boutique offers style-neutral, long-only, global equities. Pinnacle flagged it will add further distribution resources to the new affiliate. Some 85% of the strategies operated by the ...

BlackRock bolsters suite of SMAs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... They aim to blend a selection of BlackRock's strategies, both active and index, across various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, multi-asset, property, infrastructure, commodities, and liquid alternatives to deliver differentiated returns. ...

Russell Investments default option returns up to 12.3%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... 50 is 4.3% return above inflation. The strategic asset allocation for that age group is heavily skewed to Australian equities (42%) and international equities (48%), according to an investment guide released by Russell last month. That investment option's ...

J.P. Morgan expands ETF suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... strategies of JEPI and JPEQ. The new ETF, which seeks to generate 7-9% income annually in monthly payments, combines equities and options to spike its yield and capital growth while minimising risk in a conserved call options approach. According to JPMAM ...

ASIC proposes cash equity clearing and settlement rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... a regulatory environment that is open to and facilitates competition emerging in the clearing and settlement of cash equities," the paper said. "Given the systemic importance and evolving nature of CS services, we may consider additional requirements ...

London-based boutique opens fund to local investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... maintaining low holding costs to reduce the impact on performance in stable markets; "Trend" following strategies across equities, bonds, FX, and commodities, that can offer positive returns in both rising and falling markets; and "Diversifiers" strategies ...

Top 10 Australian share funds of FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... Investment Performance Survey, revealing the top-performing Australian share fund managers of 2023-24. The Glenmore Australian Equities Fund took out top spot with a 31.5% return. The fund, which has a diversified portfolio of Australian equities and ...

Maple-Brown Abbott sells to Antipodes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... it bought up another boutique. Under the deal, Maple-Brown Abbott's global listed infrastructure, Australian value equities, and Australian small companies investment teams will continue to operate autonomously under the Maple-Brown Abbott brand ...

MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... returns, Farmer said that MLC has landed on a position that doesn't sound particularly inspiring, remaining neutral on equities. Positively, Farmer noted strong underlying economic conditions are strong, no expected recession, decent corporate fundamentals ...