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Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
The global thematic funds landscape has increased almost threefold over the past three years, with assets under management swelling to $295 billion (US$195 billion) worldwide. That's according to the latest Morningstar report, which analyses the key ...

Best and worst performing global shares funds revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... (25.65%), Franklin Global Growth W (22.74%), MFS Concentrated Global Equity Trust W (21.90%), Zurich Investments Global Thematic (21.71%), MFS Global Equity Trust (21.55%), T.Rowe Price Global Equity (21.46%), Nikko AM Global Share (21.39%), C Worldwide ...

Fossil fuel holdings cost BlackRock investors $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... BlackRock said it manages over US$500 billion of assets using exclusionary screened products. About US$60 billion is in ESG, thematic and impact solutions. "These solutions include US$32 billon AUM in products - ranging from green bonds, to ETFs and ...

JPMorgan portfolio manager leaves

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... oversight responsibilities. "Existing portfolio manager Shrenick Shah will continue to manage the team's global macro-thematic investment process, including the JPM Global Macro Opportunities Fund (Australian Unit Trust). Shrenick will continue to follow ...

Channel Capital signs on new partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... invests in emerging markets and may hold up to 20% allocation to frontier markets. The investment process starts with a thematic macro overlay and then bottom-up stock selection within it. The portfolio managers are John Malloy and Thomas Allarum who ...

Natixis bets on thematic investing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
Natixis Investment Managers is set to add a new affiliate that will run thematic strategies including artificial intelligence, robotics, water and safety. Thematics Asset Management will start operating under the Natixis IM banner in the second quarter ...

ETFs attracting more money than LICs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... by Aussie equities and fixed income. Product launches in the ETF space have picked up with most new products targeting thematic investments (like robotics, Asian stocks) or actively managed investments. "Product development has been significant in September ...

JPMorgan fund excludes tobacco, cuts fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... Opportunities Fund, incepted locally in May 2016, made the changes earlier this month in response to client demand. The thematic strategy manages US$181 million ($246 million) in Australia and aims to capitalise on global macroeconomic trends driving ...

New fund to invest in "clean disruption" tech

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
An investment platform led by former Macquarie bankers has launched a new thematic fund that will invest in listed companies that produce and utilise clean disruption technology. AtlasTrends was founded in 2015. Since then, two of its three funds have ...

One measure not enough to revoke MySuper: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... said it agreed with the Productivity Commission's assertion that improvement was required, consistent with its recent thematic review findings relating to board composition, appointments and assessments of board performance. In May, APRA urged RSEs to ...