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Iress completes $52m sale of MFA business to SS&C

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
Iress has finalised the $52 million sale of its Managed Funds Administration (MFA) business to SS&C, while also kicking off the divestment process for its Platforms unit. In August, the financial services software company revealed that SS&C would acquire ...

Nanuk hires from Ellerston

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... support the firm's ongoing growth. "This year, we've seen growing interest in Nanuk's active ETF and managed fund coupled with the recent launch of an AUD currency hedged unit class leading to FUA exceeding $700 million. This interest has ...

Aussie investors tighten purse strings: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
Close to 80% of local investors adjusted their investment strategy towards a more conservative approach in the last six months, according to HSBC's latest investor survey. The second iteration of the group's Investor Insights Survey found that ...

Responsible investment AUM drops: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
Assets under management in the responsible investment industry dropped by nearly $250 billion in 2022, according to the latest Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) report. For the first time in years, the total responsible investment ...

Most Australian actively managed funds lag the index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
In the first half of 2023, 55% of Australian equity funds underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 index, according to the S&P Global SPIVA Australia Scorecard. But the S&P Global SPIVA Australia Scorecard - which measures the performance of actively managed ...

Koda Capital restructures Investment Strategy Group team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
In a raft of changes citing "evolving business needs", Koda Capital will soon welcome a new chief investment officer and a head of investment research - private markets and opportunistic portfolios. Brigette Leckie is stepping out of the chief investment ...

Former van Eyk chief cops permanent ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
The former chief of van Eyk Research Mark Thomas has copped a permanent ban from working in financial services by the corporate regulator. ASIC's banning order follows the former research house chief's sentencing last November when he pled guilty ...

Spark adopts two fintechs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
Spark Financial has partnered with two fintechs in a bid to help its financial advisers drive client growth. Oko Adviser, a sustainability investing platform that uses advance analytics to source aligned solutions and avoid greenwashing among ETFs ...

Janus Henderson launches new fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... supported by a wider team of research analysts based in Singapore and Boston. Janus Henderson said the long-only actively managed fund will aim to capture price inefficiencies across the market-cap spectrum, focusing on outsourcing, convergence, and ...

Russell adds to sustainable managed portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
Russell Investments extended its sustainable managed portfolio range, adding three new options for investors. ​The additions are the conservative, diversified 50 and high-growth products. "Demand for sustainable investment solutions continues to grow ...