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Bell AM appoints strategy and distribution head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
Australian global equities manager Bell Asset Management (BAM) has appointed a new strategy and distribution managing director from NAB Asset Management. Rob Sullivan was most recently global head of distribution at NAB Asset Management, where he and ...

Most global equities managers outperformed in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
A majority of actively managed global equity funds outperformed the MSCI World Index for the year ending 30 September 2015, Zenith Investment Partners research shows. A total of 55% of funds on Zenith's Approved List outperformed the benchmark, which ...

Disruptive companies make great investments: Marsico

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... hopes its focus on new technologies and innovative business models will distinguish it from established Australian global equities specialists. Marsico is making its bid for a slice of the Australian market after receiving seed investment from the Future ...

FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... the banks." Thinking global, finally Australian-based equities managers are sensing an increase in demand for global equities funds. While it is still not visible through SMSF asset allocation numbers, moves in the funds management sector prove that ...

Vanguard Australian Shares leads monthly ETF inflows

JOHN DYALL  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... traders with the monthly traded value often being five times the net flow. In international equities Magellan Global Equities (MGE) had the largest inflows in October with net flows of $27 million to bring its market capitalisation up to $361 million. ...

HESTA awards low volatility mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
HESTA has awarded a low volatility equities mandate to a Dutch asset manager. Robeco's global equities strategy was selected by the superannuation fund to "capture global equity returns with less risk," according to head of Robeco Australia Stephen ...

Grant Samuel launches global equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
Grant Samuel Funds Management has launched a global equity fund that invests in listed global companies and includes an options based overlay to reduce the volatility of returns. The Grant Samuel Global Equity Advantage Fund combines an underlying equity ...

ETFs hit $20bn in assets under management

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... growing popularity of the investment vehicle among retail investors. The majority of funds traded under ETPs are global equities (43.1%), followed by Australian equities (38.7%), Australian fixed income (9%) and Australian property (5.6%). There are ...

Sunsuper awards large multi-asset mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... results and that both sides will benefit from this joint research." In September, Neuberger Berman launched a global equities fund, the Systematic Global Equity Trust, in Australia. It is based on the firm's Systematic Global Equity strategy, which has ...

mFund take-up slower than expected

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... were multi asset or mixed funds (21.4%), followed by global fixed income (20.4%), Australian equities (20.1%) and global equities (16.5%). The top five funds transacted during the period were the Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 5% Wholesale (23.5%), the ...