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ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... charter by which underlying managers must abide." AMP Capital Ethical Leaders reduced its threshold for fossil fuel investments from 20% to 10% in April 2019 but Morningstar noted that AMP Capital was considering further limiting that exposure. An AMP ...

Increased customers, incoming crypto: Raiz

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... the development of the Sapphire portfolio, a brand-new option for customers with an interest in backing innovative investments," Raiz said in an email to customers. "The Sapphire portfolio will allow those with an interest in cryptocurrency to invest ...

GAM cuts jobs, reviews pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
GAM Investments has announced it is accelerating its efficiency program, confirming it has completed a round of voluntary redundancies while another is ongoing. It is also reviewing remuneration arrangements across the group. Earlier this year GAM announced ...

Time for financials to step up: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... were concerned about their super contributing to gambling issues. O'Connor said that Australians believe ethical investments can generate long-term profits. "People are seeing strong performance of responsible and ethical investment funds and products," ...

Active managers: Opportunities abound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... active managers are seeing it as their time to shine as opportunities for growth crop up. T. Rowe Price's head of investments, Robert Sharps, said while he is not seeing any wholesale change from portfolio managers in response to volatility, he is seeing ...

Praemium rolls out investment tools, options

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... diversified Australian share portfolio, which uses the 23 principles of the Australian Ethical Charter to guide it towards investments which make positive impact on the planet, people, and animals. Australian Ethical head of client relationships Leah ...

Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... James Abela. The other finalists in the category were First Sentier Investors (formerly CFSGAM) and Hyperion Asset Management. GAM's systematic alternative risk premia team took home the fund manager of the year in undiscovered manager category, in welcome ...

Why Phillip Morris gets ESG points

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
Ariel Investments chief investment officer Rupal J. Bhansali shared her contrarian views on ESG investing and why Phillip Morris International makes the cut. "Because we are risk aware managers we are going to be ESG aware," Bhansali said. "We believe ...

Fund managers driven to alternatives: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
Fund managers are being pushed into allocating more of their portfolios towards alternatives, as traditional investments continue to provide low returns, according to a new Morningstar report. The Multi Sector Wrap report examines 78 multisector funds ...

GAM hires, launches new strategies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
GAM Investments is expanding its Australia business with a new hire for its wholesale business and the introduction of two new funds. Ryan Crewe has been appointed manager - key accounts and will be responsible for developing GAM's distribution ...