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Schroders expands stable of global equity funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... overweight quality and growth, distinctively targeting companies that have strong growth prospects yet to be recognised by the market," Schroders said. The underlying strategy has been operating for 18 years with an investment philosophy based on the ...

How many advisers will Australia have in 2044?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... advice," Rainmaker said. Managed accounts and ETPs are also growing rapidly, though volumes at this stage are only minor in market-wide terms. "This leads to a conundrum: while financial advisers are strategically less important, the successful remaining ...

BlackRock names Asia Pacific operations chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... throughout the region to align with the structural changes taking place in the global economy," she said. "These market forces - be they digital disruption, demographic divergence, transition to a low-carbon economy or geopolitical fragmentation - are ...

Advisers shun major institutions, 500 exit: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... of advisers. Superannuation fund-linked advisers is the smallest institutional segment comprising just 3.6% of the total market, although they represent 11% of aligned advisers. Bank and insurer-owned AFSLs represent 26% of aligned financial advisers. ...

Bennelong takes on fledgling boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... Small & Mid Cap Fund, a concentrated portfolio of 20 to 40 companies operating in various sectors and regions and have a market cap of US$70 billion or less. Bennelong will provide distribution, administration, and business support. The fund aims to ...

Vision Super in hot water over coal investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... its revenue-based coal, oil and gas investment restrictions and replacing them with a "carbon budget framework". Market Forces analysis revealed Vision Super's default investment option has since picked up investment exposure to Whitehaven. "Vision Super ...

GBST, Wipro join forces on holistic administration service

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... enhance service delivery to their customers," GBST said. GBST chief executive Robert DeDominicis said: "We see the global market looking for alternative fully outsourced solutions. Under this partnership arrangement, clients can benefit from a modern ...

Clearway wins distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... in countries that include Japan, China, and India. Matthews International portfolio manager Vivek Tanneeru said emerging market small companies offer potentially attractive diversification opportunities for investors currently allocated to strategies ...

Stockland, Invesco Real Estate forge land lease deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... key component in us continuing to grow our diversified portfolio of high-quality assets that are underpinned by robust market fundamentals and strong income and capital growth." Last December, Stockland and Supalai Australia Holdings, whose parent company ...

Principal launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
... launch of our private infrastructure debt capability comes at an opportune time for investors, given the powerful market forces driving tremendous capital needs across all infrastructure sectors," Principal global head of private markets Todd Everett ...