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AXA IM appoints APAC lead for real assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
AXA Investment Managers' real assets division appointed a head of Asia Pacific, having identified the region as key for the firm's geographical expansion. Currently serving as European head of transactions, Laurent Jacquemin has been promoted to lead ...

ESG and emerging markets investment continues rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... to demonstrate they are active, the firm also warned investors against trusting performance metrics used by investment managers, saying investors should take care not to be misled by them. "The data should be handled with care: it does not give a true ...

ASIC reviews RG97 impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... further clarification on what this entails. At a recent industry conference, ASIC senior executive leader of investment managers and superannuation Ged Fitzpatrick explained why the regulator delayed the RG97 reforms. He said about 90 trustees required ...

US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... recommendations for its financial services industry, including the elimination of statutory stress testing for investment managers. The stress testing call came as part of several recommendations in US Treasury's third report on the Trump administration's ...

Pension fund consortium acquires renewable energy portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and a consortium of investment managers will acquire a renewable energy portfolio from an infrastructure fund manager and large developer with operations in Australia. The Global Infrastructure Partners III fund ...

PM Capital wins global equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... successfully and consistently add value over the long term fits well with our belief that benchmark unaware investment managers can generate above market returns over the medium to long-term," Wang said. He added that PM Capital's style, characterised ...

Active the best way forward for super: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... say that Australian institutional investors, particularly super funds, have been the beneficiary of active investment managers historically delivering consistent performance. Peterson points to the idea that investment rankings are largely predictable ...

Business benefits of managed accounts mounting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... doing so included investment transparency (64%), greater practice efficiency (62%) and access to professional investment managers (46%). "Despite historic perceptions that managed accounts are the domain of high net worth (HNW) clients, advisers are ...

Bennelong subsidiary names first boutique partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... entering strategic partnerships with two boutique firms. Established earlier this month by two former Schroders investment managers, Tellworth Investments is an absolute return fund manager investing primarily in small and mid-cap UK equities, and is ...

QIC boosts US presence with acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... clients with a targeted and sound investment opportunity," Leigh said. QIC is one of the largest institutional investment managers in Australia, with $82 billion in funds under management. It has more than 700 employees and serves more than 110 clients ...