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Online investor participation declines

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... irrespective of self-assessed proficiency level. "This insight underscores the pivotal role of education in fostering online investing participation," Guiamatsia said. Brokers can most effectively support their clients by providing personalised content ...

Actively managed, ESG funds top 2023 outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... $82 billion (US$53bn) compared to just $2.6 billion (US$1.7bn) active funds managed to bring in. Growth in sustainable investing between 2020 and 2022 that saw inflows of $79 billion (US$51.2bn) - six times more than non-ESG funds - reversed in 2023. ...

BlackRock iShares adds to factor ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... iShares MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF (IQLT) tracks the MSCI World ex Australia Quality Sector Capped Select Index, investing in large- and mid-cap global companies with healthy balance sheets, decent profit margins, and consistent year-on-year ...

Oaktree's local head of distribution resigns

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... Zealand has left the firm and is currently on gardening leave. Two years ago, Brett Penprase joined the US$172 billion investing powerhouse co-founded by Howard Marks with 27 years of industry experience. He arrived from Challenger, where he worked as ...

ASIC to tighten grip on super fund misdemeanours

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... members' superannuation balances, Court said Members should be able to have confidence that the products in which they are investing are designed to maximise retirement outcomes and sufficiently balance risk. However, some recent enforcement actions ...

US investor tips $200m into Wingate

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... institutional investors. Wingate managing director, property Nick Jacobson said: "This significant programmatic commitment to co-investing alongside our platform reaffirms Wingate's position as a leading Australian alternative investment manager and ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... anti-personnel landmines. Under pressure Last December, Australian Greens senator David Shoebridge called out the Future Fund for investing more than $600 million in global weapons companies. Documents Shoebridge obtained dated 31 October 2023 show the ...

Vale Lang Walker

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... donated millions of dollars to various community projects via the Walker Family Foundation. Some of the ventures include investing $20 million in the Powerhouse Museum at Parramatta, $26 million in the new Lang Walker AO Medical Research Building in ...

Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... said that it's been a great year for Australian Ethical, but also points out broader challenges in the responsible investing sector, namely investment market volatility and geopolitical tensions. "The continued conflict in Ukraine and recent issues ...

Ethical ETF assets surge in 2023: Analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... a generation," said Betashares responsible investments director Greg Liddell. "The growth in ethical and responsible investing via ETFs is an ongoing trend that is driven by investors and their financial advisers seeking to meet their complementary goals ...