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New fund manager at EG

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... the opportunity to buy assets that would fit syndicates of rich investors while not overlapping with its institutional investor base. The Private Wealth division is aiming for $200 million in gross asset value over the next 12 months. The firm said it ...

Ninety One wins equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
A $42 billion superannuation fund has awarded a mandate that targets Chinese equities to the newly rebranded Ninety One. State Super has allocated the mandate to Ninety One's 4Factor All China Equity strategy. Ninety One manages $205 billion with ...

bfinance names client consultant

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
Independent investment consultant bfinance has appointed a client consultant to lead institutional investor expansion in Australia. Daniele Goldberg joins from Lloyds Banking Group where she has been for over a decade in both London and Sydney and was ...

Northern Trust scores $20bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... track record, technical expertise and long-term commitment to do that." Northern Trust head of the UK's institutional investor group Mark Austin commented the firm is focused on helping UK pensions meet the challenges of the market - whether that's ...

Sydney boutique sharpens focus on HNWs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
A Sydney real estate fund manager has established a private wealth division, as it sees opportunities to snap up new assets for syndicates of wealthy investors. EG currently manages about $3.2 billion in property assets, for investors that are mostly ...

ESG ETF demand rises: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Wealth managers are increasingly using ETFs to incorporate ethical and responsible investing, flagging that this strategy will eventually substitute the actively-managed part of their portfolios. More than half (55%) of the global 191 institutional ...

Vanguard to cull institutional mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
The investing giant will wind up mandates with 12 local institutional investors, as it pivots away from the lower-fee business line to retail, adviser and its in-house super offering. Vanguard will discontinue special mandates but still allow them in ...

New role for former Credit Suisse Australia chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
Ares Management Corporation has appointed a new chair for Australia and New Zealand for its Ares SSG business, hiring Credit Suisse Australia's former chief executive. John Knox will chair Ares SSG, with the goal of helping drive expansion opportunities ...

ASIC, IOSCO report on debt capital raisings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
The corporate watchdog has released a report into its findings on debt capital raisings following two years of surveillance of market practices. ASIC's 668 Report noted that while a properly functioning debt capital market (DCM) is vital for the real ...

MSCI launches UN SDG alignment tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
MSCI has launched a tool that assesses companies' compatibility with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The MSCI SDG Alignment Tool examines a company's operations, products, services, policies and practices, and determines its ...