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T. Rowe Price launches new impact fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... dollars by directing capital towards desired impact outcomes as well as to influence positive environmental and social progress." The fund is available to wholesale and institutional investors in Australia and New Zealand and retail and advised investors ...

Macquarie AM reveals outlook for 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... investors and policymakers alike. "It will also be a year of synchronised tightening of monetary policy and further rapid progress on the energy transition." Examining the lasting effects of the pandemic, Macquarie Asset Management puts forward the view ...

Most paraplanners will not become financial advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
Despite popular belief, an overwhelming number of paraplanners do not intend to pursue a career as a financial adviser, a new report reveals. Fintech Tanngo, together with The Paraplanner Hub, found that almost three quarters of paraplanners (72%) see ...

AMP Capital PrivateMarketsCo hires chief financial officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... demerger proceeds, Lennie will be responsible for broadening PrivateMarketsCo's client base. "We have made significant progress on separating the business from AMP Limited, to establish an independent, stand-alone global manager of infrastructure and ...

State Street on how it will vote

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... is not purity, but pragmatic clarity around how and why a particular transition plan helps a company make meaningful progress towards the destination," SSGA said in the letter. "Indeed, it is essential that boards understand their companies' pathway ...

DomaCom hits $100m in FUM

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
DomaCom has reported growth in recent months, with its funds under management having now exceeded the $100 million mark. The bulk of these funds has been in property acquisitions for small investors and self-managed superannuation funds. Traditionally ...

Lutheran Super prepares for merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
Lutheran Super informed members it has found its preferred merger partner, following a decision last September to assess the fund's options. In December the corporate fund, which holds less than $1 billion in funds under management, told members ...

The top ESG themes for 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... agenda this year. It will expand on its 2020 initiatives that target high carbon-emitting companies that have made some progress but still lag in their transition to net zero. Robeco wants to make its assets under management carbon neutral by 2050. This ...

Inflation to persist in 2022: Aviva

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... outlook for 2022 is strong, backed by a lower unemployment rate, inflation has the potential to derail the nation's progress. "Many of the reasons for higher inflation are well known and it should fall back meaningfully next year, suggesting that ...

New head of ESG at American Century

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... lead the ESG and investment stewardship team at American Century. "Over the past five years, we have made tremendous progress in our environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts, building a solid foundation, deepening our ESG knowledge and developing ...