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Norway's oil fund returns 16% in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... Pension Fund Global raked in a return of $322 billion for the year, largely driven by investments in AI-related stocks. Equities returned 21% for the fund, with the biggest contribution coming from technology companies like Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia ...

WAM Leaders to make bid for QV Equities

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
The investment company, managed by Wilson Asset Management, intends to make an off-market takeover bid for QV Equities Limited (QVL). The offer involves exchanging one share of WAM Leaders for every 1.4675 shares of QVE. Entities associated with WAM ...

Perennial Partners names institutional sales director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... development manager with BNP Paribas AM, promoting its suite of environmental and sustainable solutions across global equities, fixed interest and private markets. He also spent over eight years at Vanguard Australia working in institutional and wholesale ...

Betashares leads Australian ETF net flows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... flows, positioning both A200 and NDQ among the top 10 largest ETFs in Australia. Last year, Australian and international equities ETFs saw combined net flows of $8.2 billion, contributing to the Australian ETF industry's record high of $177.5 billion ...

Aware Super appoints head of public market equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... Aware Super has appointed former Vanguard and BlackRock portfolio manager Agnes Hong as its new head of public market equities. Hong, who is relocating from Philadelphia to Sydney, will oversee the development of Aware Super's $90 billion public ...

500 jobs to be axed at abrdn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... significantly shaved its local headcount in the last 18 months, heavily reducing its presence and handing its Australian equities business over to SG Hiscock. The value of abrdn's shares have more than halved since the company was created via a merger ...

Legalsuper investment strategy lead departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... analyst and has also held roles as a consultant at DST Global Solutions. From 2015 she spent four years at Australian equities boutique DMP Asset Management as a fund manager. Trusler said the move to Rajomon is a "refreshing chapter" in her career. ...

Bond ETFs poised for growth in 2024: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... will continue." The research also revealed a home bias among Australian investors, who predominantly favoured domestic equities despite strong gains in global equity markets. Broad index ETFs investing in major ASX-listed companies boasted the largest ...

JANA wins another NFP mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... accordingly with the Uniting Church's mission. It also aligns its portfolio, which comprises lending, treasury assets, equities, property, and infrastructure, to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The synod supports more ...

Aussie ETF industry hits $177.5bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... were the second most popular category with $5.2 billion in flows, compared to $4.4 billion in 2022, and international equities followed with $2.9 billion of net inflows versus $3.3 billion in 2022. Israelstam said since the launch of the Australian ETF ...