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Rest appoints three investment specialists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... Capital Markets. Kapur's investment experience spans both systematic and discretionary strategies across all major asset classes and markets. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Australian National University. Kapur's appointment to the Rest board investment ...

IFM jumps on net zero bandwagon

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
IFM Investors has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its asset classes, targeting net zero by 2050. IFM said the move is an extension of action already being taken by its infrastructure assets to reduce emissions through investment ...

Aussie fundie receives global recognition

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... economic uncertainty, this is more crucial than ever." Citywire analysed 1762 female active managers working across all asset classes, monitoring their ratings on a monthly basis. Every month a manager earning a AAA rating received six points, while ...

Global pension fund doubles down on APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... the new office, including private capital direct investment and high conviction equities. "I'm excited to add new asset classes and broaden our pool of expertise across Asia Pacific," Chan said. "In particular, I'm delighted to welcome Bruce to the team ...

Real opportunity for super funds in private assets: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... COVID-19 has impacted markets so greatly has also caused it to reveal opportunities for super funds to investing in asset classes they didn't previously think to access. "When we look at what has happened to the local market during COVID-19, the cyclical ...

Brace for 5% returns from global stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... annual asset class return predictions. Northern Trust every year publishes its expectations on returns from different asset classes over the next five year. This year's report, published on August 13, pegs equities returns at mid-single digits. Its forecast ...

Perks appoints new director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... in the progression of the Investment Committee, which guides the firm's investment strategy across a breadth of asset classes. Nick's initiative helped to improve and develop the committee's structure and process, including the establishment of a dedicated ...

HESTA adds to leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... years' experience in financial services, including leading large teams to invest across a vast range of functions and asset classes." Reporting to Sawtell-Rickson, Sheen will lead internal and implemented teams across growth, defensive and unlisted ...

BlackRock wins $7.1bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... pension scheme. The investment manager will provide asset allocation and manager-selection decisions across all asset classes for the Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme (CAAPS), a defined benefit scheme for workers in the aviation industry. BlackRock ...

Women receive worse advice: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... time, while a female client was more than twice as likely at 36.8% to receive advice that did not diversify across asset classes, products or geography. The advisers recommended riskier products such as complex insurance products, stocks, REITs and warrants ...