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AMP North bolsters managed portfolio offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
AMP North has added 12 managed portfolios to its investment offering with an additional 21 new investment options. The wrap platform said its new portfolios, from Russell Investments and Zenith Investment Partners, cover a range of strategies and styles ...

Mercer wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... Mercer Pacific head of investment solutions Craig Hughes said this is just the latest in an increasing number of asset owners turning to implemented consulting. Managing a portfolio in the current economic climate is becoming increasingly complex and ...

V-Square launches Australian ESG index strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
The Chicago based asset manager has extended its offering to Australian asset owners with the launch of the V-Square MSCI Global Equity ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Indexed Strategy. The strategy tracks the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ...

Frontier opens Japan office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... has been operating in Japan for the last eight years but will now have an on-the-ground presence, working with the asset owners the consultant has developed relationships with in that time. Frontier chief executive Andrew Polson said it's these relationships ...

Inalytics develops new data-driven model

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Inalytics has developed a skills-based data model that allows pension funds and other institutional asset owners to effectively and efficiently screen and monitor asset managers. The model, 'DECSIS', analyses the four core investment decisions and processes ...

Frontier appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... landscape. "It's critical that a high quality, independent adviser like Frontier is available to partner with asset owners of all sizes and structures. I'm very excited for what lies ahead for Frontier and the role it will continue to play," ...

What the election result means for ESG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... these headline objectives will both shape the broader economy and create a range of opportunities and threats for asset owners. The consulting firm is already examining how anticipated policy changes across the board may end up impacting investment portfolios. ...

Stock picking dominant source of alpha: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... The analysis also shows that research is the overwhelming source of excess returns, with the study suggesting that asset owners conducting due diligence on fund managers should subject their research capabilities to much closer scrutiny. Managers with ...

Australia more worried about inflation: Nuveen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... alternative credit. Nuveen reported that private credit saw the biggest year-over-year increase in the percentage of asset owners who hold the asset class. Now, 72% of those surveyed hold private credit, compared with 62% in 2020, and 31% say they plan ...

Vanguard suspends trading in Russian securities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... our clients, relief efforts and our team members around the globe." It follows similar decisions by several other asset owners, including Franklin Templeton which said it has "committed to avoiding any support or enrichment to Russia and Belarus as a ...