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Martin Currie adds to active ETF stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... are held. R3AL is managed by Martin Currie portfolio managers Ashton Reid and Andrew Chambers. Reid said: "With ongoing equity market volatility, investors are seeking stable and growing income streams. Real assets are the backbone of society, so even ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... Morningstar Sustainalytics sustainable investing research head Hortense Bioy. The median return for sustainable large-blend equity funds was 20.7% in 2024 - compared to 21.5% for conventional funds and 24.1% for the Morningstar US Market Index. US sustainable ...

Salter Brothers secures green loan for luxury retreat

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... across energy efficiency, consumption, and onsite renewables. Salter Brothers specialises in property, credit and private equity. It recently bought three Bannisters hotels on the north and south coasts of New South Wales with a green loan also financed ...

Depreciating Aussie dollar could prove opportunistic

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... capitalise from the stronger US dollar, with the weakened Australian dollar to also boost M&A activities. "For a US private equity firm or corporate acquirer, the valuation of companies in Australia is now 10% cheaper than it was last quarter, so we ...

Super moves: ART, QIC, Rest, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... portfolio manager for public markets strategy. Castles has a strong background in portfolio management, specifically with equity index and equity quantitative products, having spent over a decade in similar roles at First Sentier Investors' quant ...

Tyndall bolsters small cap team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
​Small cap specialist Josh Phillips has quit Aware Super to join Tyndall Asset Management's equity investment teams as a co-portfolio manager. Phillips will work alongside James Nguyen to help drive the performance of Tyndall AM's small companies' ...

Bain Capital improves Insignia Financial bid

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... The new fund is the first time Insignia's alternatives capability has been packaged for the external market. Its private equity business also achieved the first close of its fourth MLC Private Equity Co-investment Fund, with investment from high-net-worths ...

One in three investors to boost private credit holdings: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... 16% planning to reduce their investment in the asset class. Further, the study showed other asset classes like private equity (34%) and infrastructure (33%) are also gaining traction, with secondaries continuing to "further cement" their place in the ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... performance. "We're seeing gradually improving optimism broadly, which might be playing into this, especially in the equity space, where investors are anticipating rate cuts later on," she said. "And for some of these investors who've adopted ...

ETFs, global equities dominate retail portfolios: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... greater fee transparency is crucial for building trust. "With fees being a key factor for investors choosing international equity brokers, platforms with clear and transparent fee structures can build trust and stand out in a competitive market." She ...