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Actively managed, ESG funds top 2023 outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
Actively managed funds and ESG strategies suffered the biggest outflows in 2023 at a combined $57.7 billion. According to Calastone's Global fund flows report, actively managed strategies lost $42 billion (US$27.2bn), eclipsed by passive equity ...

MA Financial buys $96m hotel to seed fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... "Accommodation hotels fit perfectly within our specialisation as an alternative real estate asset manager, where we add value by identifying unique situations and actively managing assets for the benefit of investors." In October last year, MA Financial ...

BlackRock iShares adds to factor ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
BlackRock is set to add momentum, quality, and value ETFs to its range of iShares Factor ETFs. They will also be the first of the manager's products to be listed on Cboe Australia. BlackRock iShares is introducing three new ETFs later this month, while ...

Scarcity buys stake in asset manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... that caters to private wealth firms. Scarcity acquired a 30% interest in Evidentia Group but did not disclose the dollar value. Evidentia works with private wealth firms to build investment portfolios, specifically separately managed accounts (SMA). ...

REITs primed for investor cash amid uncertainty

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
After lagging equities the past two years, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are an attractive investment opportunity in 2024, according to Principal Asset Management. In a recent outlook report for listed REITs, Principal Asset Management chief ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
Several major superannuation funds such as UniSuper, Aware Super, and Equip Super continue to invest in global weapons companies despite growing concerns among members, particularly as the Israel-Hamas war escalates. This includes France's Thales ...

GCI welcomes investment director

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... over eight years in financial services and property finance, Stone said Grajczyk brings an extensive skillset and a shared value in helping clients achieve transformative business outcomes. "Our real estate proposition requires unique perspectives to ...

Hyperion leads as top Australian shares fund manager: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... managers to easing inflation and a favourable interest rate outlook for 2024, factors he deemed instrumental in besting their value-oriented counterparts. "Growth managers outperformed as the risk-on sentiment was boosted by the rapid repricing of US ...

Ex-Merricks commodities guru launches hedge fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... and we all saw a great opportunity to work on something together. The timing was perfect." The fund will use a relative value strategy and aims to take advantage of pricing discrepancies between different commodities across various regions and geographies. ...

Tokenisation is the future: Northern Trust

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... and product." According to Sleep, the tokenisation of assets and cash has a lot of potential to transform the fund's value chain. It can help mobilise assets, create new markets, and increase liquidity. However, the availability of digital cash will ...