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CFS awards fixed income mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) has awarded a significant mandate to global investment management firm Man Group. CFS will be investing in global fixed income through Man Numeric, the Boston-based systematic equities and credit investment manager of Man ...

BlackRock rebalance sparks record-high ETF trades on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... and upped allocations to European, Japanese, and Chinese equities between 1% and 3%. While Australian bonds lost out with close to a 5% lower allocation, BlackRock leaned favourably towards global bonds which gained 5% within its Enhanced Strategic Balanced ...

CEFC funds sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... building. The World Green Building Council estimates that between 2020 and 2050 embodied carbon will be responsible for close to half of all new construction emissions. Detailed ESG reporting requirements will be set out for individual borrowers, which ...

Rest kickstarts in-house global equities trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... division. Richard Mercado was appointed to lead it and has since recruited four more to the team. As at December end, Rest had close to $34 billion or 35% of its assets invested in international equities. This is across external mandates with the likes ...

Aussie instos on the hunt for niche opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... Private infrastructure and private equity were tied for the top pick among Australian investors, with private credit coming a close second, which was also in line with other investors globally. In Australia, 59% of investors agreed they were increasingly ...

FNZ wins mandate, names APAC head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... OneVue recently advised its super fund clients it was discontinuing its DIO platform service. Among them, NGS Super opted to close its Self-Managed DIO offering. The mandate win for FNZ comes as it appoints a group head of Asia Pacific in Anthony Habis. ...

Future Group, family offices back US$100m AI-focused fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... a slew of family offices have invested in a venture capital fund focused on AI-driven startups. Nearing a US$100 million close, King River Capital's fund invests in AI-driven software startups disrupting traditional software as a service (SaaS) models ...

Wilson AM to launch first monthly LIC strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... capital raising is limited to $510 million, with $180 million allocated to WAM's existing shareholders. It is expected to close on April 11. Further, the strategy will be led by lead portfolio manager Matthew Haupt and portfolio strategist Damien ...

NZ council seeks investment manager partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Napier City Council in New Zealand is seeking an investment manager to construct and manage property assets that can grow up to NZ$50 million. Napier City Council, located on the eastern coast of the North Island, put forth a registration of interest ...

ETF market dips but bright spots emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... advised accounts trading domestic fixed income ETFs. AUSIEX also found that the holdings in domestic fixed income ETFs were close to 60% higher at the end of January, compared to the previous corresponding period, representing an increased number of ...