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Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... not a good idea. "But until recently investors had no real good alternatives. Then ETFs came along." When active fund managers say there are opportunities to make money with ETFs and "dumb" passive money is invested in a way that pays no regard to relative ...

Global tech wars disrupt $600m market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... that you deliver in real-time and without a signature or physical presence." Besides real-time processing, banks, fund managers and superannuation funds also need to rethink how they manage data. "You won't be able to exist in the world of the future ...

Aussie funds among the world's largest asset owners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... with 7%. Last week, another WTW study showed that Macquarie Group slipped down the ranks of the world's top 500 fund managers, while Colonial First State gained momentum. Despite increasing its assets under management to US$369 billion, Macquarie ...

Hedge funds fall out of favour with instos: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... "headache" for alternative asset managers is investors demanding product offerings tailored to their needs. Hedge fund managers are appeasing these needs by increasing or planning to increase the number of separately managed accounts (SMAs) and funds ...

Future Fund boosts alternatives assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
The Future Fund has increased its stake in alternative assets and appointed two new fund managers in a bid to combat the tailwinds coming from the global equities market. Australia's sovereign wealth fund increased its allocation in private equity ...

Former UBS multi-asset expert joins boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... 18-24 months," Bryan said. Wilsons provides investment and strategic advice to private investors, corporates and fund managers.

Macquarie, CFS top Aussie fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
Macquarie Group slipped down the ranks of the world's top fund managers, while Colonial First State gained momentum, a Willis Towers Watson compilation shows. Despite increasing its assets under management to US$369 billion, Macquarie Group slid from ...

Tobacco-free portfolios divide investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... Colonial First State also moved to offload all tobacco-related investments by 2020, while AMP Capital is one of the fund managers that helped develop the pledge. Among the other signatories are: Australian Ethical Investment, AustralianSuper, CareSuper ...

Two new ETFs on the block

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... and will charge a fee of 0.95% p.a. VanEck managing director Arian Neiron said the company is one the few local fund managers with the ability to invest in China A-shares directly, through the RQFII (Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor) ...

Investors unfazed by market volatility: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... between capital growth and income return," he said. This week we ask what you think about the moves made by numerous fund managers and pension funds to divest tobacco-related assets.