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DWS, S64 launch sustainable infrastructure offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
DWS has launched a sustainable infrastructure focussed Wholesale Australian Unit Trust for Australian private wealth managers in a partnership with S64, the alternatives fintech. The offering empowers financial intermediaries to distribute private markets ...

RQI Investors promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
RQI Investors, an active quantitative equities manager within the First Sentier Investors Group, has promoted three senior staffers. Joanna Nash and Ron Guido have expanded their responsibilities as senior quantitative portfolio managers with promotions ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... size of the penalty should send a strong deterrent message to others in the market to carefully review any sustainable investment claims."

NZ Super Fund names chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... Mitchell's expertise in risk management is "a valuable asset" in achieving this. "To achieve our purpose, Sustainable Investment Delivering Strong Returns to All New Zealanders, we need to take some risk," she said. "Understanding, assessing, and managing ...

US election outcome tops investor concerns: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
A new Natixis Investment Managers survey finds that the US election is the most significant risk to the market and could ultimately vary Australian superannuation funds' investment strategy. The 2024 Strategist Outlook, commissioned by Natixis ...

Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... both products outpacing the expected median balanced fund return of 8.8%. Future Group said the use of sustainable investment screens provided a performance boost for both products, with neither invested in gambling, tobacco or weapons companies. For ...

AMP MySuper options power past double-digit returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... to take advantage of share market weakness. Nevertheless, diversification remains the key to delivering sustainable investment returns over the long term, she said. "We will be implementing our annual strategic asset allocation review later in the year ...

Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... merge their fixed income capabilities, expanding Australian Ethical's bond fund portfolio, and growing its sustainable investment team to seven. Australian Unity will also become one of Australian Ethical's largest institutional clients. The ethical ...

Wealth firms 'still have PTSD from the Royal Commission': Deloitte

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
To better understand global investor expectations and practices, Deloitte, in partnership with a global marketing agency, developed a report from a survey of 2000 investors and 250 wealth management providers. The report provided several calls to action ...

Australian Retirement Trust applies new investment exclusion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... portfolio by 2050. "Australian Retirement Trust applies exclusions in limited circumstances as part of its sustainable investment approach in accordance with members' best financial interest," a spokesperson said. "From 1 July 2024, and in line with ...