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Morningstar sticks to AMP Capital ratings

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Morningstar analysts are holding on their ratings for AMP Capital funds for now, amid harassment allegations and other leadership changes. The ratings house currently covers a number of funds from AMP Capital, across infrastructure, property and multi-asset ...

UK pensions to factor in climate change risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
UK pension funds may soon be required by law to report on the risks climate change could have on their members' investments, becoming the first major economy to do so. Speaking last week, the UK's work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey proposed ...

Fees fall after super mergers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Members whose super funds have merged in the last three years have seen their fees decrease by 20%, according to new analysis. Rainmaker looked at 13 mergers involving 22 super funds; 11 traditional mergers, the integration of Virgin Super and Mercer ...

ASIC drags Evans Dixon to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... changes and troubles with its American real estate fund and a statutory loss of $30 million. In its FY20 results, it said its funds management business will stop seeding new real assets funds from retail clients, reduce the URF portfolio and wind down ...

Instos dial up alternatives allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... Diversification was the main reason alternative assets look attractive to the majority of institutional investors within pension funds, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, and sovereign wealth funds. The prospect of higher long-term returns ...

Sustainable ETF demand skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
The growth in sustainable index funds shows no sign of abating as assets under management double to US$250 billion in just three years. That is according to research firm Morningstar, highlighting the changing attitudes of investors bending toward ESG-conscious ...

Australia most active region in Q2: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... making the top five. The top five strategies were Japan small cap equities, Asia ex-Japan all cap core, diversified growth funds, global emerging market all cap core and Asia ex-Japan large cap strategies. Asia ex-Japan all cap core equity strategies ...

MTAA Super, Tasplan reveal executive lineup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... will also pursue other opportunities. More MTAA Super and Tasplan executives will exit once the merger is complete, the funds said in a joint statement. The merger will officially take place on 1 April 2021 and create a $22 billion super fund. The combined ...

Vanguard fund drops "cash plus" name

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
Vanguard has joined the growing line of fund managers snipping the "cash plus" tag from their short-term fixed income funds, as ASIC sharpens focus on managed funds advertising. Effective October 1, the Vanguard Cash Plus Fund will be renamed the Vanguard ...

WAM names new board member

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... and transformation expert with 30 years' experience gained in leading organisations within the communications, banking and funds management sectors," he said. "Matthew joins the board of directors at a time of significant social, technological, commercial ...