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Acadian talks big data 2.0, launches A-shares strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... focus and the ability to build on existing quant models helped Acadian launch its Emerging Market Fossil Fuel Free equity strategy in January 2017. Mehta adds that addressing climate change risk in emerging markets is no easy task. "One of the core theses ...

Russell revamps ESG scoring system

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... investors to differentiate between companies in a more precise way than a traditional ESG score," Russell director, equity strategy and research Scott Bennett said. "We can now distinguish those companies which score highly on ESG issues that are financially ...

Fixed income specialist wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... Alpha Fund Manager recently invested in US$7.5 billion Florida-based manager DSM Capital Partners' Global Growth Equity strategy. In October, it took a stake in India Avenue Investment Management's India Avenue Equity Fund, which invests in 51 listed ...

Aussie multi-manager awards global growth mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... the multi-manager subsidiary of Infocus Wealth Management, has invested in DSM Capital Partners' Global Growth Equity strategy. DSM was founded by chief investment officer Daniel Strickberger and chief operating officer Steve Memishian in 2001 and currently ...

Super funds strengthen support for low carbon economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... Care Super and GuildPension have already committed to allocating assets to the $368 billion manager's new global equity strategy, the Russell Investments Low Carbon Global Shares Fund. The fund was designed in response to growing client demand for a ...

Pengana partners with UK ESG manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... renamed the Pengana WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund. Under this new name, the fund will be based on the WHEB Listed Equity strategy, which is also the basis of the FP WHEB Sustainability Fund. Pengana Capital Group chief executive Russel Pillemer said ...

Liquidnet acquires global tech firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... being able to sort through vast amounts of market information to access what's relevant," Liquidnet global head of equity strategy Rob Laible said. "Our goal with this acquisition is to bring OTAS' analytics into the Liquidnet platform and deliver market ...

Legalsuper awards global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... Legalsuper chief investment officer Ed Smith said he was "pleased to be GQG's first Australian investor in their global equity strategy. Relative to larger super funds, legalsuper is better placed to more nimbly identify and secure niche investment opportunities." ...

Paragon hires distribution head from Challenger

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... at BlueCrest Capital Management and Schroders. Its flagship Paragon Fund employs an absolute return long-short equity strategy and mostly invests in Australian resource and industrial companies. The fund is available to both wholesale and retail investors ...

Equities manager awarded $48m mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... our growth and interest levels for our New York Life affiliates, in particular, the Candriam Sustainable Global Equity strategy and the Mackay Shields Unconstrained Bond strategy, continues to be strong."