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Institutional mandates shrink

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
Local institutional investors appointed 313 mandates totaling $43 billion in 2020, down from $51 billion the year before, according to Rainmaker's latest Mandate Chaser report. State Street was the biggest winner in institutional mandates in 2020 ...

State Street the largest institutional manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
State Street Global Advisors took out first place in R ainmaker's latest rankings of local institutional investment managers by total assets to December end. State Street ended 2020 with $175.3 billion in institutional funds under management sourced ...

Two Aussie CIOs on top 100 list

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
Two Australian chief investment officers made the annual Power 100 list published by Chief Investment Officer. Con Michalakis, who has been Statewide Super's chief investment officer since 2008, was on the list alongside $171 billion Future Fund's ...

HESTA hires investment manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
Industry super fund HESTA has made a key appointment in its equities and liquid alternatives team. The $58 billion fund has appointed Chris Lye to the position of investment manager - Australian equities and liquid alternatives. Lye has a strong pedigree ...

Vanguard targeted in bond fund scam

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
Vanguard is the latest fund manager to have its branding used by scammers spruiking fraudulent bond funds. The asset manager said scammers are buying advertisements on search engines for terms relating to "bond or high yield investments". When a person ...

IFM to acquire energy company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
IFM Investors, together with a global pension fund, are set to acquire a clean, low-carbon energy company Enwave. QIC has also bought into the same company in a separate transaction. IFM and the $210 billion Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board ...

Future Fund increases cash again

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
The $171 billion sovereign wealth fund increased its cash position to 19.8% or about $34 billion, as it reports a positive year for returns ending December. Future Fund returned 1.7% in the year after positive returns in the September and December quarters ...

IFM makes multi-billion-dollar energy bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
IFM Investors has made a EUR 5 billion offer for a 22% stake in Spanish energy company Naturgy Energy Group. The stake will form part of IFM's Global Infrastructure Fund. Naturgy is based in Spain and listed on the IBEX 35 exchange. Its diversified ...

ESG professionals in huge demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Recruiters are reporting that financial services professionals specialising in environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas are in very strong demand. "The demand for ESG professionals is increasing, clearly outstripping supply of experienced professionals," ...

Does financial services have a problem with women?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
A wrongful dismissal case brought by a former IOOF employee detailing sexual harassment and gender discrimination among colleagues has once again shone an unwanted spotlight on the financial services industry, calling into question the sector's ...