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Ethical investments top mandate appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... the fastest growing asset class in the 12-month period. Allocations grew 58%, though this is partly to European fund managers including ESG in the segment. The data suggests responsible investment is here to stay, building on analysis by the Responsible ...

Amundi Asset Management Australia chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... a merger between Credit Agricole Asset Management and Societe Generale Asset Management. In the same year, Alpha Fund Managers added Amundi VaR8 Absolute Return Strategy to its multi-manager lineup. The Amundi strategy is a single-manager, multi-strategy ...

International equities rule Aussie ETFs: Vanguard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... clients. Vanguard added that more institutional investors had opted for ETFs in their portfolio recently, with boutique fund managers, family offices and insurance companies all coming aboard the ETF wagon. A Vanguard spokesperson said institutional ...

ACCC close to approving tobacco-free certification

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
... "Additionally, as the approved certifier, Tobacco Free Portfolios is able to competently assess whether funds and fund managers meet the certification requirements." Tobacco Free Portfolios defines being tobacco-free as excluding all securities issued ...

Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... ages, not just millennials." Separately, the research house has started measuring the brand impact and footprint of fund managers in Australia. It said the rankings reflect the strength of a fund managers' brand profile relative to its peers within ...

FIIG turns to institutional market

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... roles with NAB and BNP Paribas, and has been working towards building the firm's relationships with institutional fund managers in Australia and overseas. Commenting on the appointments, Bayley said FIIG's new hires would prove instrumental in its growth ...

Blockchain comes to managed funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... Ross Fox said more than 95% of Australian platforms are using its networks to send fund transactions to over 65% of fund managers. "The beauty of the May 2019 migration to blockchain is that there is no technical migration at all from a client perspective," ...

Gender split sees new investment industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... to contribute; putting in place market-leading maternity/paternity leave policies; and discussing diversity with fund managers as part of any due diligence process when making an investment allocation decision. El-Ansary said the report builds on work ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... co-operation agreements to be signed with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and European regulators to allow UK based fund managers to continue to manage European domiciled funds. It would be in everybody's interests for this to happen, he sa ...

Lonsec appoints marketing director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... undergoing significant change," said Hardy. "I look forward to leveraging the strong relationships we have with advisers, fund managers and super funds, and driving the continued evolution of our investment research and tools in line with the industry's ...