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Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... sovereign bonds for the first time following the settlement of a world-first class action lawsuit. The case, filed in 2020 by retail investor Kathleen O'Donnell, was represented pro bono by Equity Generation Lawyers principal David Barnden. O'Donnell's ...

RBA considers impact of climate on monetary policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... transition, may also impact inflation. "This is because energy prices have a sizeable direct impact on inflation, with retail electricity and gas prices accounting for around 3% of the CPI basket," she said. "There are also indirect effects, as businesses ...

Russell adds to sustainable managed portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... to their values," Russell head of adviser and intermediary solutions in Australia Neil Rogan said. The new options give retail and wholesale investors access to some leading investment managers and strategies seeking a positive sustainable outcome, he ...

Barings expands APAC team

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... its long-term growth strategy." The firm plans said it make additional new hires covering the institutional, wealth and retail businesses in Australia, Greater China, and Southeast Asia. In March, Barings took on Brisbane-based Gryphon Capital Partners ...

Evolution Trustees responds to likely wholesale definition change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... regulatory change, Evolution Trustees has established a division to help investment houses transition their wholesale funds to retail. The move is in response to Treasury's review of managed investment schemes and consultation on the wholesale client ...

Munich Re targets AMP over alleged reinsurance misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... business, AMP Life executed a binding quote share agreement with Munich Re. The deal saw Munich Re reinsure half of AMP Life's retail portfolio's $750 million of annual premium income. Building on the initial agreement with Munich Re, AMP extended its ...

Vanguard appoints head of strategy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
... value proposition in Australia," said a Vanguard spokesperson. This appointment follows the overhaul of Vanguard's retail unit in May. The fund manager merged the superannuation and non-superannuation businesses. At the same time, strategy was shifted ...

Magellan performance halves across the board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... performance. The group's average funds under management almost halved to $48.8 billion as outflows continued across the retail and institutional channels. Total FUM reached as high as $103.7 billion in June 2021. Retail FUM ended the period with ...

GQG hits $104.1bn on back of inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... anticipates fund flow drivers to include ongoing market share expansion in the global wholesale channel and growth in the US retail SMA, coupled with expansion in Australia. Carver added that each of GQG's flagship investment strategies outperformed ...

Dexus reports $752.7m loss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... downward revaluation of its investment property portfolio, reflecting decreases of -5.6% for office properties and -5.3% for retail properties. This was partially mitigated by favorable revaluations in the industrial portfolio, which saw an increase ...