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Retail responsible investment up 24pct

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... continuing to grow, up 24% on last year to more than $32 billion. At the institutional level, Australia's largest asset managers are also increasingly integrating responsible investments with $598 billion in assets managed under ESG integration strategies. ...

Adapt or die, asset managers warned

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
Asset managers all over the world are recognising they need to adapt their business models if they are to remain relevant to ever-more powerful asset owners. State Street surveyed 400 senior executives from investment management firms from Europe, the ...

FEATURE: Custody under review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
Custodians are a vital organ for super funds and asset managers. Darren Snyder explores the trillion-dollar industry. The $2.6 trillion Australian custody market has been highly active during the past 18 months and continues to be watched as several ...

TCorp chief executive resigns

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... chief executive. Knight joined TCorp in 1996 and under his tenure the agency has become one of Australia's top 10 asset managers, with about $70 billion in funds under management on behalf of NSW authorities. Prior to TCorp, Knight was head of treasury ...

Northern Trust appoints APAC head of investments

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... Singapore and will lead the delivery of technology, reporting and consulting services for institutional investors and asset managers. He will report to Northern Trust's global head of product and IRAS Fiona Horsewill, and to head of Asia Pacific William ...

Legg Mason and RARE ink $200m deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... Lights Capital Group collectively had about $49 billion under management across a global platform of 19 boutique asset managers, as of 30 June 2015.

China impossible to ignore for asset managers

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Vanguard Asia-Pacific head of investment strategy group, Jeffrey Johnson, said China is a market that is impossible for investors to ignore despite its economy continuing to slow. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...

Fidante buys UK alternatives manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... addition, has been evolving into a multi-boutique manager much like Fidante Partners, taking long-term interests in asset managers and supporting them with distribution and operational services."

TCorp becomes $70bn investment giant

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) has become one of Australia's top 10 asset managers after State Super outsourced its funds management activities to the now $70 billion investment giant. This is the latest phase of an amalgamation process that started ...

Asset allocation is over, investors chase returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... classes. Only 10% disagreed about this statement. The report surveyed 705 pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, pension consultants and fund buyers with total assets under management of US$26.8 trillion in 29 jurisdictions around the ...