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Cbus deputy CIO exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... Cbus, Alexandra made an incredible contribution to the fund by leading the private markets team and driving portfolio performance, as well as overseeing the overall investment function. We are disappointed to be losing someone of Alexandra's calibre ...

Aware Super hires head of corporate development

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... Aware Super this week in the role, coming across from Vanguard Australia where he was head of strategic growth and performance. While there, he worked on its Personal Investor division, including Vanguard Super. Stevens brings extensive experience in ...

Value versus growth: Market expectations in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... opportunities for value investing to generate alpha. Then transitioning to the first half of 2023, that period saw significant performance for growth stocks. What's next? Appearing at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers (SIAA) Conference, Platypus ...

Macquarie Asset Management launches low-cost active ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... Management (MAM) has launched two ultra low-cost systematic active ETFs on the ASX that seek to enhance returns over index performance. The ETFs will endeavour to outperform the index by combining data science and human intelligence. The Macquarie Core ...

Wealth firms 'still have PTSD from the Royal Commission': Deloitte

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... transformation, with many already seeing substantial benefits from these investments. "They're seeing strong financial performance and strategic positions have certainly improved," she said. In Australia, several trends are already in motion, particularly ...

Australian Food Super closes failed investment option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... said. The fund's Shares option was one of 20 non-platform trustee directed investment options to fail last year's performance test; it was one of only two options from industry funds to fail and was known as the High Growth option for much of the relevant ...

The top investment funds over the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... technology companies. Its biggest holdings are in Alphabet (Google), Apple, and Amazon. Examining sector-specific performance over a three-year period, the Acadian Global Equity Long Short Fund led international equities large-cap strategies with a 37.5% ...

Senior Cbus investment manager exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... the job calls for expertise in portfolio construction and strategy and a deep understanding of investment risk and performance attribution, a similar role. Ferguson was most recently head of investment risk at APRA, a role he held for two years. Before ...

Perennial Partners takes over Australian Unity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024
... of the solid foundation we've established for the Future of Healthcare Fund over the past four years and its strong performance track record. While we're transferring management rights to Perennial, Australian Unity remains a significant investor in ...

Platinum's FUM dips below $14bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024
... it difficult for Platinum to attract fund flows. Platinum's benchmark agnostic, contrarian investment style and performance deviate materially from global equity benchmarks, preventing its products from making a large proportion of client portfolios ...