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FTSE Russell partners with $7bn super fund to create new indices

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... billion fund to roll out a series of indices designed specifically for Australian superannuation funds investing in global equities. The FTSE All-World ex Australia Net Tax (Super) Index Series, created in partnership with Qantas Super, is aimed at measuring ...

Consistent growth fuels Future Fund cyber fears

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... consequence of that is that we have taken a little more risk." During the period the fund increased its allocation in global equities, which now stands at 26.3% of the overall portfolio. Cash holdings dropped to 16.4%. This boosted it's the fund's Q2 ...

Lead portfolio manager named for new international LIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... new listed investment company, WAM Global. Catriona Burns has been appointed lead portfolio manager of WAM's new global equities LIC, commencing mid-February and investing in undervalued international growth companies. Burns began her funds management ...

Vontobel expands distribution footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... he said. The Swiss firm recently won an Australian fixed income mandate, overseeing emerging markets debt and global equities strategies for Alpha Fund Managers. Bostic commented: "While our equity portfolios are already well-known for delivering superior ...

J.P. Morgan winds up global equities fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
J.P. Morgan has requested the responsible entity of one of its global equity products to terminate the fund and distribute net proceeds to unitholders. The JPMorgan Global Income Fund was launched in December 2013 and, based on Rainmaker data, had about ...

First Aussie fixed income mandate for global manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... additions to its multi-manager suite. Vontobel Asset Management will run an emerging markets debt mandate and a global equities mandate for Alpha Fund Managers, the funds management subsidiary of Infocus Wealth Management. Vontobel Asset Management executive ...

Global asset manager appoints Aussie managing director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... an increasing investor appetite for global assets in Australia, and given their industry-leading offerings in global equities and across a broad range of diversifying alternatives, our affiliates are positioned to continue to generate strong returns ...

Perpetual wins new active ETF mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... entity for a new exchange-traded managed fund. Montgomery Global Investment Management launched the Montgomery Global Equities Fund (MOGL) on the ASX after raising over $54 million, largely from retail investors. It invests in a portfolio of global companies ...

Magellan research head departs following restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... products and services all the time," he said. Given the fairly high Australian dollar, it makes sense to invest in global equities and Australian investors should have a meaningful portion allocated to this asset class, Douglass added. Douglass and portfolio ...

Former Fidante-aligned boutique targeted by UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... & Mercantile formed a distribution partnership with Fidante Partners in September 2013 to launch its Wholesale Global Equities Fund to Australia and New Zealand, with Challenger providing $50 million in seed funding. Less than two years later, in February ...