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Natixis unveils ESG global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... investment advice. Mirova is a socially responsible investment manager with investments in equities, infrastructure, green bonds, natural capital strategies and social impact investing. Paris-based Mirova's investment team tests companies' ESG credentials ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... and shunned a focus on relative returns; picking value and quality stocks and staying away from long duration government bonds. For world equities to deliver healthy returns, valuations demand fast growth, low inflation and low interest rates and sustainable ...

Wealth firm appoints chief financial officer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... and clients of different generations. Generation Life is a regulated life insurance company and has provided investment bonds for more than 15 years. GDG will also be the parent company to Austock Financial Services which provides administration services ...

Nomura appoints Australian president

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... dedicated research group to focus on the sustainable development of the ESG bond market. "Given the large number of ESG bonds including green bonds issued in recent years, there is a need for more research on how the ESG bond market will develop in the ...

Chief economist update: Australia cruising at low altitude

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... secure and incomes are growing. Conversely, fixed interest investors generally consider economic expansion as negative for bonds because it can indicate inflation may be going up which might force interest rates to increase. When interest rates go up ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... it aims to deliver returns in both rising and falling bond markets. And Munro believes there is a lot more to play out in bonds. He sees no immediate end to movement in interest rates and if they continue to increase, and selected equity markets and ...

Private equity firm sells Bravura stake

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... management and portfolio administration platform. Foresters provides investment and insurance products such as friendly society bonds, funeral bonds, and death and distress benefit funds. It supports a large network of Australia's funeral directors through ...

Don't time equity returns with interest rates: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... returns. After analysing the S&P/ASX 300 index monthly returns, RBA cash rates changes, and five-year and 10-year government bonds from 1980 to January 2018, the fund manager found "no discernible pattern." When the official cash rate rose, share market ...

Advisers cautious over fixed income allocations

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... portfolios. The ultimate question then becomes when do advisers and investors shift money from equities and cash back into bonds and get ahead of market sell-offs or downturns. While the strategist wasn't about to give any answers about timing markets ...

Avenir recruits Platinum analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... from Spanish asset manager Arcano, where she was a credit investment analyst specialising in leveraged loans and high yield bonds. Prior to that, she worked in PwC's Spanish corporate finance and debt advisory team. Warner said at the time: "Having Patricia ...