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Macquarie, CFS top Aussie fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... analysed were based in North America. European managers held 31.8% of assets managed, of which 7.4% was managed in the UK. Japan held 4.8% of the AUM, while Australia represented 1.4%. The majority of total assets (77.6%) are still managed actively ...

Chief economist update: BOJ on a steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) starts its two-day monetary policy meeting today and it's not about to give financial markets a Halloween spook when it announces the policy board's decision tomorrow. Monetary policy settings will remain unchanged - ...

BlackRock strengthens real assets team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... spread across 250 solar and wind farm projects globally. Of this, 40 projects are based in APAC countries of Australia, Japan and Taiwan. "Power generation in Asia Pacific is undergoing a major shift, driven by ambitious government targets and supportive ...

Board director departs life insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
An ASX-listed financial services company will appoint a new board director, replacing the lone representative of a major shareholder. Satoshi Wakuya has notified ClearView of his intention to stand down from the board at the company's annual general ...

The top-performing ETFs in September are...

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... close to 12% in September as the silvery-white metal's price rose. At number two spot was the BetaShares WisdomeTree Japan ETF's currency hedged version (HJPN), which delivered close to 6% in the month. ETPMPD and HJPN were followed by crude ...

Schroders, Lloyds mull wealth venture

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
Global investment manager Schroders is in talks with Lloyds Banking Group Plc to take on the wealth management sector in the UK. A Schroders spokesperson confirmed that Schroders "is in discussions with Lloyds Banking Group plc with a view to working ...

SSGA strengthens gender equality actions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... enhancement to its board gender diversity voting guidelines would begin in Australia, the UK and US in 2020, moving to Canada, Japan and continental Europe in 2021. SSGA said its campaign would extend to voting against board members on a nominating committee ...

MSCI launches tobacco exclusion indexes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... funds for tobacco exclusion benchmarks." The firm's initial suite of tobacco exclusion indexes includes ACWI, World, EAFE, Japan and EM offerings. The launch coincides with the launch of the Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge at the UN General Assembly this ...

S&P Dow Jones partners with pension fund giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... of S&P's new carbon efficient indices. Launched overnight, S&P Global Carbon Efficient Indices include: the S&P Global Ex-Japan LargeMidCap Carbon Efficient Index, the S&P Global LargeMidCap Carbon Efficient Index and the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index. ...

Aussie fund managers face machine learning challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
Australia's investment management firms lag behind Japan when it comes to using machine learning in investment strategies, a new Bloomberg survey shows. The poll of 450 participants comprising traders, portfolio managers, analysts and market data practitioners ...