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Morningstar bets on active fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
As market sell-offs continue to pummel ASX-listed active fund managers, Morningstar is betting big that Pendal, Magellan, Pinnacle and Platinum will deliver past the short-term noise. The fund mangers' "compounding potential" for larger assets under ...

ETF investors soar to 1.7m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... skills, highlighting education opportunities for issuers, financial advisers and investing platforms." The latest Morningstar research shows Vanguard, BetaShares, and iShares continue to dominate the local ETF market, capturing more than 77.7% of the ...

Magellan loses more investors, FUM slumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... of absence. In another blow, Magellan's Global Fund Open Class last week was slapped with a Bronze rating from Morningstar, falling from its Gold status, which was awarded in 2020. Morningstar announced in early February that all of Magellan's ...

Low fees, niche sectors win ETF war

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
New analysis from Morningstar has revealed the winners from the intense competition in ETFs are those with low fees or offering exposure to niche sectors like disruptive technology. Vanguard, BetaShares, and iShares remain at the top of Australia's ...

Record FUA, revenue for Praemium

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... performance of Powerwrap, which was acquired in 2020. Praemium is in the process of selling its international business to Morningstar for $65.1 million, which comprises operations in the United Kingdom, Jersey, Hong Kong, and Dubai. The results also ...

Magellan funds under review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... announced he would take extended medical leave, the company's share price dove and its fund ratings are under review. Morningstar said all of Magellan's global and high conviction funds are under review due to the unexpected announcement from Douglass. ...

Hamish Douglass takes leave of absence

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... Magellan while a search is undertaken to appoint an additional non-executive director. Last week, Douglass attended a Morningstar conference where he took a contrarian stance by shunning "turnaround companies", claiming they make it difficult for fund ...

Magellan shuns turnaround companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... your rate of return is depending on how quick that turnaround can happen - assuming that it could happen," he told a Morningstar event. He described turnaround companies as "one-off plays" that fail to generate compound interest. Instead, Douglass named ...

Morningstar launches ESG focused managed accounts

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... financial advisers to help their clients meet their financial goals while still aligning with their values, according to Morningstar Investment Management (MIM). MIM said the new, hand-picked accounts are diversified, holistic portfolios comprising quality ...

AMP hires new head of portfolio management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... will work closely with Shelley in his new role. Staff turnover in the MAG team was cited as one of the reasons for Morningstar downgrading the AMP Capital Multi-Asset Fund to negative. "Stuart is a proven investment manager with more than 30 years of ...