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CFS unveils fund manager, fee changes to FirstChoice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... Core Australian Equity, Geared Global Equity, and Global Equity options; Aspect's Absolute Return option; Ausbil's Active Sustainable Equity option; and Baillie Gifford's Sustainable Growth option. From November 1, the FirstChoice Wholesale ...

Global equity, AREIT managers biggest underperformers: S&P Dow Jones

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... 85%. Vanguard chief investment officer for Asia Pacific Duncan Burns commented the SPIVA scorecard highlights that most active fund managers are not talented enough or sufficiently different to outperform the returns from the share market and explains ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... equities and private equity. Schroders said investors were committed to their long-term investment strategy (45%) and believed active managers should help them outperform passive in the current environment (61.3%). Similarly, 72.5% of advisers agreed ...

BlackRock lowers fees on two funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
BlackRock has lowered the management fee on the Australian Alpha Tilts Fund and the Advantage Australian Equity Fund, effective October 1. For the Australian Alpha Tilts Fund, the management fee charged in the S Class of the Fund was reduced from 0.29% ...

HMC Capital makes $2bn acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
HMC Capital has announced it will establish a global digital infrastructure platform comprising the global DigiCo Infrastructure REIT, intended to be listed on the ASX alongside a new unlisted institutional fund. HMC will acquire Global Switch Australia ...

Asset managers need to improve performance: Morningstar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... inflation, and the need for business development investments continue to pressure profit margins. "We believe traditional active managers' competitive position is weakening overall," Morningstar said. "However, they can partially mitigate share losses ...

Magellan launches first Vinva funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... November. Each of these funds will provide investors with exposure to Vinva's diversified equity portfolios through an active, systematic approach. Their portfolios are designed to be style neutral, with a focus on delivering consistent medium to long-term ...

Jupiter AM awards distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
UK active fund manager Jupiter Asset Management has inked a new distribution partnership as it targets the superannuation sector and attempts to expand in the region. The £51.3 billion ($100bn) investment manager hired Melbourne-based Institutional ...

NZ Superannuation Fund names joint CIOs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... Zealand direct investments. He became head of direct investments three years later, leading private equity, real asset, active listed equities, and machine learning investments. He is currently a member of the fund's investment committee. NZSF chief ...

GDG records highest quarterly FUM, inflows growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... product are also up 28%, with the total LifeIncome FUM now at $42 million. This is also driven by the quarterly increase in active financial advisers in GDG's network, which Hackett said is a strong predictor of inflows. "The stronger performance is ...