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Northern Trust appoints head of international enterprise client solutions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... address this, we created this role to closely collaborate with the chief investment officers of both asset owners and asset managers to better understand their comprehensive needs and build strategic solutions leveraging Northern Trust's full range of ...

Perpetual seeds Kapstream fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... Perpetual Private's seeding commitment. KPIF charges a management fee of 0.89% and is overseen by Kapstream portfolio managers Dylan Bourke and Mark Bayley. It targets a return of the RBA cash rate plus 6% per annum and is distributed by Mantis Funds. ...

Why active managers are falling behind in emerging markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... would have outperformed the emerging markets index over the long term. It is an all-seasons approach, compared to active managers and single factor approaches that tend to be more inconsistent, VanEck said. The research showed emerging markets equities ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid 'new market regime'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... politicisation is considered the biggest headwind by 39% of investors, underscoring the importance of "partnering with active managers who have robust experience" sourcing the most attractive opportunities. The second theme was private credit and private ...

Two more executives leave Morningstar

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... the meantime, I will remain responsible for the manager research team and ratings on Australian and New Zealand fund managers." Chan has been with Morningstar for just over ten years, having also worked in managed funds research and advisory in Australia ...

Investors being influenced by the 'Powell pivot'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... previous year," the report said. "Investors may not always be aware of the extent to which [investment grade credit] managers employ riskier securities, both in and off-benchmark." Th report said manager selectors have an "invaluable opportunity" to ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) is bringing its Plastic Circularity Fund to Australia, following a first close last year with backing from the sovereign wealth fund of Monaco, among others. The LOIM Plastic Circularity Fund (Australia), a private ...

GQG builds private markets unit on PAC stakes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
GQG Partners is launching a private markets business by acquiring Pacific Current Group's stakes in three fund managers operating in the asset class for US$71.25 million ($108.7bn). The foundations of GQG Private Capital Solutions (PCS) will comprise ...

Demand for ETFs set to persevere

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... Investors' demand for cheaper exchange-traded funds (ETF) is set to persist, according to Morningstar, as active fund managers fail to gain market share over low-cost alternatives. The 2024 first quarter report, Australian Asset Managers, shows how low-cost ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... third-party providers supporting the system are clear, Mercer said, looking at administrators, custodians, insurers, investment managers and asset consultants, and actuaries and auditors. Having already reduced in line with industry consolidation and ...