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Macquarie wins Investment Manager of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... Cap Product of the Year and the International Equities - Active Core Product of the Year. There are more than 600 fund managers in Australia, managing a combined $2.63 trillion in assets under management, up 11.7% over the last year. 2019 Financial Standard ...

Netflix-style shopping for funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... clients. Forum 360 has been working for two years to build the prototype for its cloud-based platform to connect fund managers and listed companies with advisers and clients, in a group meeting format. Co-founder and chief executive Rowland Hirst said ...

Hedge fund veteran joins Aura

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... relationships will be invaluable as Aura drives its growth in funds under management and expands its portfolio of fund managers and products. The group recently acquired a majority stake (55%) in Vantage Point Asset Management in a bid to expand its ...

Royal Commission to suppress bank stocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Fund managers are warning investors not to expect the major banks to trade at the premium they've been accustomed to. And the financial services Royal Commission's final report, due today, will play its part. The major banks have experienced ...

Fund managers embrace China exposure: Zenith

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
More fund managers are increasing their exposures to Chinese equities thanks to major indices that began offering China A-Shares last year. This is according Zenith's analysis of emerging market fund managers it rated, which increased their average ...

Labour and housing drive rate sentiment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... adjust expectations around global growth," Stanley says. Pitcher Partners is recommending the use of unconstrained fund managers that have proven records of delivering value through sector rotation and duration management. In the superannuation land ...

Copia hires from Zenith

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... Legg Mason for nine years. He worked at Lonsec for five years and Mercer for three years. He has also consulted for fund managers such as Merricks Capital. Copia chief operating officer Sam Cole said the multi-affiliate is now focusing on articulating ...

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 ...