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Liftoff imminent at Spaceship

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... product-provider does not have their own stance on ethical investing but rather relies under the policies of underlying investment managers. When probed on the issue, Bennetts said that the benefit of investing the technology companies is that their ...

Responsible investment distinguishes active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... 'bucks the trend' of the passive investment juggernaut that better strengthens portfolios, according to AXA Investment Managers global head of responsible investment Matt Christensen. Investors have to have something different from the typical benchmark ...

Merger creates active management behemoth

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
The recommended all-share merger of two international active investment managers will create an entity worth more than $1 trillion in assets. Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management have agreed to the terms of the merger, whereby Aberdeen and Standard ...

South Korean pension fund buys Brisbane property

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... the increased international investment in Australian real estate stretches beyond Sydney and Melbourne. AXA Investment Managers' property investment arm, Eureka Real Assets, acquired the Brisbane building Green Square South Tower. AXA Investment Managers ...

Value investors facing short-term headwinds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... spoke at the event adds that the quality of earnings reported are getting increasing airplay. Bruce warns that investment managers should be more mindful of the way items such as write-offs and one-off restructuring charges are reported and can be omitted ...

Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... global survey of 2000 investors and 500 investment providers comprised 150 banks, mutual funds, alternative investment managers and fintech start-ups. Of that group, 87% said digital transformation - that is, investing in cloud-based technology, artificial ...

Fidante creates small-cap boutique

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... Ian Saines welcomed the partnership adding "Fidante Partners has a great history supporting boutique, active investment managers." Fidante Partners is Challenger's funds management arm. For the past 12 years, Dougherty and Donohue worked at Macquarie ...

IMAP ensuring greater representation for MDAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... face similar challenges." Potter said the forum will cover a variety of issues, including how to engage with investment managers as sub-advisers and the benefits platforms and brokers can offer MDA providers. "The overall goal of the MDA Forum is to ...

More firepower in Challenger play

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
February's flood of half-year reports from listed retail investment managers conveys a critical narrative about the changing nature of wealth product manufacturers and their respective distribution strategies. As investment manager profits remain under ...

AMP Capital partners for Irish healthcare assets

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... care centres in Ireland. The new vehicle, Valley Healthcare, is jointly managed by AMP Capital and Irish Life Investment Managers. The centres themselves will be managed by Glencar Healthcare. So far, Valley Healthcare has acquired two existing centres ...