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Vanguard lowers fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
Vanguard announced it will lower fees on a number of its most popular funds and ETFs from the start of July. The fee reductions include the Vanguard Australian Shares Index Fund, which is one of Vanguard's largest funds with more than $15 billion ...

Perennial signs small-mid caps boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... and mid-caps. The firm was has three partners: Nicholas Cregan (founder) who has worked at Evans and Partners International Fund and at Schroder Investment Management; Ian Carmichael who left Watermark in September and has also worked at Platinum Asset ...

Natixis bets on thematic investing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
Natixis Investment Managers is set to add a new affiliate that will run thematic strategies including artificial intelligence, robotics, water and safety. Thematics Asset Management will start operating under the Natixis IM banner in the second quarter ...

SMSF darlings revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
Self-managed superannuation funds renewed their focus on blue chip stocks amid market uncertainty in the second half of 2018, the latest CommSec SMSF trading trends report shows. The sector had been cooling to the top stocks for some time. Almost 40% ...

Finalists unveiled for FS Investment Leadership Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... - Long Only IFP Global Franchise Fund Orbis Global Equity Fund Platinum International Brands Fund Platinum International Fund INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES - INDEX BlackRock Fission Indexed Int Equity iShares International Equity Index Fund Macquarie International ...

Boutique manager expands research team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... This FUM is held in wholesale individually managed account, unit trust and SMA model portfolios. The Aoris International Fund is offered in two classes. Since March 26 inception, class A (base fee option of 1.5%) has returned 11.2% which is 0.2% above ...

SMSFs seek offshore diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... SMSFs as at June 2018 were Westpac; Commonwealth Bank; Magellan Global Fund; BHP Billiton; ANZ; NAB; Platinum International Fund; CLS; Wesfarmers; and Telstra. SuperConcepts surveyed 2600 SMSFs, representing $3.2 billion in total assets.

Industry fund awards sustainable equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
An international fund manager was awarded a sustainable, emerging markets equities mandate by an $8.5 billion industry superannuation fund. Following a review, the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund will invest an undisclosed amount ...

Aussie fund manager drops fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... Platinum Asset Management. For the K2 Australian Fund, the management fee fell from 1.54% to 1.31%. The K2 Select International Fund saw its management fee fall from 1.54% to 1.36% and the K2 Australian Small Cap Fund dropped from 2.05% to 1.31%. Performance ...

Global manager sells distribution platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
An investment management firm with €830.8billion ($1.3 trillion) in assets under management has entered negotiations to sell its fund distribution platform. Natixis Investment Managers have started exclusive negotiations with global fund distribution ...