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First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
First Super has appointed IFM Investors to manage a new indexed international equities strategy with a focus on governance and labour rights. The new strategy is designed to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of global (ex-Australia) publicly ...

Aware Super executive to start boutique

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
Two of Aware Super's equities managers have quit the super fund to set up their own fund. Aware Super head of direct equities and portfolio manager Tim Riordan has left the superannuation fund. Going with him is Mike Teran, an associate portfolio ...

Inflation decimates retiree purchasing power

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... impediment to finding a reliable solution. Challenger's Inflation risks and retirement income innovations report said equities are known for providing high long-term real returns, but they do not effectively hedge inflation. Commodities, such as ...

ETFs gaining popularity with female investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... strategies and continue to invest in ETFs providing diversified, cost-effective exposure to Australian and International equities through our Australia 200 ETF and our Nasdaq-100 ETF." He added that Betashares expects the number of female investors using ...

Unpopular funds garner higher returns: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
According to a recent Rainmaker study, investors in international equities are making more money when they invest in products that are in net outflows. The analysis saw Rainmaker compare returns achieved by international equities products, calculated ...

Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... super balance, or about 7% more. If the base average return is 6%, the result almost doubles to $76,000. Diving into the equities holdings of the products, the research found women-led funds held slightly more concentrated Australian share portfolios ...

Airlie founder to step down, successor named

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... industry. John Sevior established Airlie in 2012 after working 17 years at Perpetual Investments, serving as its head of equities, and overseeing funds such as the Concentrated Equity and the Pure Value Share strategies. His portfolio management responsibilities ...

Allan Gray transfers platform, exits super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... contrarian manager, with its funds showing strong performance. Despite the turmoil of recent years, Allan Gray's Australian equities funds have all seen positive returns, as have the global equities funds of its sister company Orbis.

Magellan sees more outflows

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... billion and net institutional outflows of $0.3 billion. By asset class, Magellan saw a slight loss in its total global equities FUM dropping $0.7 billion over the course of the month, as well as a $0.1 billion loss in its infrastructure equities FUM. ...

Bridgewater to restructure, pushes for global expansion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... Bridgewater is looking to expand, with plans to increase its presence in Asia through Singapore. The firm sees opportunities in equities and sustainability products. In addition to the job cuts, Bridgewater also announced that co-chief executive Mark ...