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Active managers outperform in limited asset classes, fall short in survivorship

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... to demonstrate value. "The ability of active funds to play on pricing inefficiencies in relatively under-researched companies and the autonomy to proactively tweak their portfolios accordingly provide a tangible advantage over passive indexes," Sanzgiri ...

Major themes impacting systematic investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... they adapt to complex and fast-changing market dynamics. Invesco found factors aligned with the success of large tech companies such as momentum, growth, and quality have performed exceptionally well over the past year, while value underperformed. The ...

Treasury consults on beneficial ownership disclosure reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... public beneficial ownership register, aimed at increasing transparency around who actually owns, controls or profits from companies. The first stage is focused on listed companies, and following a previous consultation in 2022, the government has released ...

ASIC escalates super fund enforcement in 2025

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... enforcement priorities and flagging that it will hold directors on trustee boards to the same standards as those in big companies. While the corporate regulator heightened its focused on the superannuation sector throughout the year, ASIC deputy chair ...

Small caps boutique merges with Conduit Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... Spatium Capital was founded by Nicholas Quinn and Jesse Moors in 2018, investing in the ASX 300 via its Spatium Small Companies Fund which, since inception, has returned 44.4%. The fund has about $370 million in funds under management as at September ...

Invesco Advisers pays $26m over false ESG claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... integrated. But saying it doesn't make it so," said SEC Division of Enforcement acting director Sanjay Wadhwa said. "Companies should be straightforward with their clients and investors rather than seeking to capitalise on investing trends and buzzwords." ...

Prime Super names investments lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... Retirement Trust. McQueen began his career in financial services as an equities dealer and analyst, working for several companies, including Goldman Sachs, JBWere, ANZ Trustees and Myer Family Investments. As a dealer/analyst he executed trades for numerous ...

HESTA red flags MinRes for governance failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... watchlist, making the resources company subject to the fund's engagement escalation framework - where watchlist companies receive closer direct engagement and monitoring. The engagement escalation framework considers voting against director elections ...

Head of strategy exits Australian Retirement Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... most knowledgeable experts in this industry." Ko has 20 years of strategy and M&A investment banking experience with companies in financial services, telecommunications, media and technology. Before joining ART, Ko was the general manager of financial ...

ASIC chair defends Chairman's Lounge memberships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... perceived conflicts of interest, which are important to the public?" Longo said everyone at ASIC must disclose which companies they interact with in their personal lives, including credit card issuers and insurance policies they hold, telling Pocock ...