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Altius launches ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
Altius Asset Management has launched a new sustainable bond fund designed to align with investors' social values without compromising investment returns over the long-term. The Altius Sustainable Bond fund invests in a diversified portfolio of Australian ...

LGS appoints new property portfolio manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
Local Government Super (LGS) has appointed Scott Armstrong as its new Property Portfolio Manager. Armstrong replaces Andrew Kim, who left the fund in September to become head of asset management at Rockwell Capital Partners. Armstrong will be responsible ...

FEATURE: Have we reached the tipping point for managed accounts?

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
In the first of a two-part special report on the sector, Mark Smith explores why after a series of false starts, industry experts are saying now is the time for managed accounts to live up to their billing as the next big thing in client portfolio management. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following disappointing German economic data and ahead of Wednesday's report on US retail sales. At 0804 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up four ...

SSgA ETF head leaves following appointment of new boss

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) Asia Pacific head of ETFs Frank Henze has stood down after more than three and a half years with the company. Henze's resignation follows a reshuffle of SSgA's Asia Pacific intermediary business group which saw James ...

Capital Fund Management launches half-price hedge fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
French alternatives manager Capital Fund Management (CFM) has launched a new product aimed at institutional investors with half the fees typically offered by hedge funds. The Institutional Systematic Diversified (ISD) Fund blends three quantitative ...

UCA introduces fossil fuel screening

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
UCA Fund Management will cease to invest directly in companies involved the extraction, refinement and exportation of thermal coal and unconventional oil and gas. The ethical fund manager, which is associated with the Uniting Church in Australia, will ...

UFS adopts Rubik's 'Bank in a Box' technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
Uniting Financial Services (UFS), the treasury arm of the Uniting Church, has fully adopted Rubik's Software as a Service (SaaS) product. The 'Bank in a Box' solution provides comprehensive banking software via cloud technology to financial organisations ...

Former UniSuper CEO joins UCA FM board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
Former UniSuper chief executive Terry McCredden has been appointed a non-executive director at Uniting Church affiliated ethical investor, UCA Funds Management. UCA Funds Group chairperson Dick Carter said of the appointment: "We are delighted to have ...

ANZ gets on the SIV bandwagon

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
ANZ Private has followed Macquarie and Credit Suisse with the launch of an investment solution for the government's Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program. The SIV is a scheme to attract foreign investment to the Australian economy. Applicants are ...