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'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... another generally challenging period for the active management industry, most notably for funds focused on US or global equities," the report said. Over the six months to 30 June 2024, across the 56 equity and fixed income fund categories included in ...

Charges dropped against Macquarie adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... 2015 and May 2018. ASIC found Acworth undertook dishonest trades on behalf of his clients while working for Macquarie Equities in the form of MINI warrants (shares, indices, currencies, or commodities). It was alleged he misrepresented the value of clients' ...

RQI Investors promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
RQI Investors, an active quantitative equities manager within the First Sentier Investors Group, has promoted three senior staffers. Joanna Nash and Ron Guido have expanded their responsibilities as senior quantitative portfolio managers with promotions ...

Under the hood of a top global fundie

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
... Carver described as a tremendous opportunity to expand into private markets. PCS operates independently from GQG's global equities business but leverages its existing distribution network. Abernethy revealed that a key strategic objective is to start ...

eToro acquires Spaceship, sets sights on super sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... earlier this year. It will provide Spaceship users with access to eToro's multi-asset investment platform, covering equities, managed funds, ETFs, commodities, and crypto assets. eToro users will also be able to sign up to Spaceship via the eToro ...

Mercer names investment solutions lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... platform relationship manager at the asset manager, and also worked as an investment specialist for the firm's global equities and alternatives business. She earlier led her own consultancy, providing investment and portfolio construction advice ...

Schroders launches high yield credit strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... securities with the potential to deliver consistent returns above cash and term deposits but with lower volatility than equities," Mason added. "This has been reflected in the strong 11.01% p.a. (gross of fees) return, 6.70% above the cash rate, the ...

Acadian, Yarra among most commonly used external managers by super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... these are the most popular ones in traditional public asset classes, according to a Morningstar report. For Australian equities, the top managers by funds under management are IFM Investors, Yarra Capital, Paradice Investment Management, Acadian Asset ...

Global X launches latest global equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... holdings include Tesla, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Berkshire Hathaway, and Alphabet; 70.5% of the holdings are US equities. "Our GARP ETF strikes a balance between growth and value, providing international exposure to market-leading companies without ...

Magellan makes internal PM moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... has moved around the portfolio managers for three of its funds. The Magellan High Conviction Trust, the Magellan Global Equities Fund and the Magellan Global Fund will be affected by the changes, effective today. Alan Pullen has been appointed as the ...