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Rating the rating houses: How much do advisers rely on fund research?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... with those values," he said. "[Morningstar] is the only notable research house that doesn't accept fees from fund managers. It's core to our business model." As a result, this enables Morningstar to grade a negative rating to products and "not ...

ETF market to hit $200bn by 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... funds or listed invested companies." Chugh added that competition in the ETF market will also increase, with more fund managers expected to enter the space this year. "Given rising competition, investors need to look under the hood of ETFs to get a real ...

Outflows, M&A batter active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... acquisitions, eye-watering redemptions and product closures over the last three years put to question if active fund managers are still fit for purpose. Rainmaker modelling shows that between 2020 and this month, more than 120 listed investment companies ...

Fund manager acquired by US fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... in a select number of underlying funds. It is primarily invested in the Ddraig Equity Fund, but also holds Insync Fund Managers' Global Capital Aware Fund and Vanguard's All-World ex-US Shares Index ETF. Under the deal, GoLogiq will acquire 100% of Bateau ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... down that path and whether they have met their targets. Accordingly, many super funds are hiring specialists from asset managers as they bring assets in-house. But with mostly multi-asset or diversified portfolios, Lill says Rest sees a greater need ...

Global alternatives manager lands down under

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... at HSBC as director of institutional sales, where he focused on sales and distribution to super funds, banks and asset managers. Before that, he worked for Deutsche Asset Management and Westpac. GCM is the second Chicago firm to establish an Australian ...

State Street buys outsourced trading firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... volatility, margin compression, increased regulation and cost pressures have presented multiple challenges for investment managers," State Street global head of portfolio solutions Dan Morgan said. "Survival and growth depend on the ability to streamline ...

Family offices ready to take risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... market equities. That's according to a new study by Ocorian which gleaned insights from 134 family office investment managers across the globe. First and foremost, 99% of those surveyed said family offices have been overweight cash in recent years and ...

iShares hires APAC markets and investments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Australia, BlackRock recently restructured its fundamental equities business, which saw the departure of three portfolio managers. As part of the overhaul, the BlackRock High Conviction Australian Long Short Fund and the BlackRock High Conviction Australian ...

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... FS Sustainability managing editor Rachel Alembakis told the recent Technical Services Forum Sydney audience that fund managers, advisers and superannuation funds will be drawn further into the spotlight when it comes to their disclosure practices. "Regulators ...