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Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Although the last two months have been marked by increased volatility and disruption, small caps have largely outperformed. During March, small caps performed broadly in line with their larger counterparts, with the ASX Small Ordinaries Index dropping ...

AMP, Pendal launch new managed portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
AMP has launched a new managed portfolio through its MyNorth platform to be managed by Pendal's multi-asset team in partnership with the AMP research team. The new retail offering will have an ESG focus with investments adhering to a responsible and ...

COVID-19 recovery plans must heed climate science

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
A global network of companies, including ASX-listed Australian Ethical, is urging governments to pay heed to climate science in their COVID-19 recovery plans. UN Global Compact includes 155 companies that employ over five million people and have a combined ...

State Street fund purges tobacco, weapons

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
State Street's international equities trust, which tracks MSCI World ex Australia, is set to exclude tobacco and controversial weapons. It will make the changes from July 1, for both the hedged and unhedged versions of the State Street International ...

AMP Capital cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
AMP Capital has dropped the management fees on its ESG-focused equities fund by 15bps, while also updating its screening thresholds. The AMP Capital Sustainable Share Fund will shift from charging 70 bps per year to 55 bps per year. It has tightened ...

Culture is key in a crisis: Australian Ethical

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Culture plays the most significant role in risk management during a crisis, according to the chief risk officer of the nearly $4 billion super fund and investment manager. Speaking over the phone for the Governance Institute of Australia's virtual governance ...

Superannuation fund appoints co-founder

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
Future Super has promoted Kirstin Hunter to co-founder, with responsibility for the business' strategy and growth. Hunter has worked with the fund for over three years starting as the chief operations officer in 2018 and moving up to managing director ...

Darwinian time for super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
With COVID-19 rapidly shifting the ground beneath them, only the fittest superannuation funds will survive, according to Hostplus' Paul Watson. Appearing as part of a virtual panel discussing mergers in super, Hostplus group executive member experience ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
New Morningstar research comparing the carbon emission risk in managed funds has seen some ethical-themed funds missing out on a low carbon designation. A low carbon designation was awarded by Morningstar to funds with a low carbon risk score for their ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
While backed by major industry associations and advocacy bodies, those that actually provide financial advice fear new temporary relief measures offered by ASIC may push Australians towards conflicted advice. On April 14 ASIC announced a raft of measures ...