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Future Fund veteran takes on new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Future Fund emerging markets lead has taken up a new role at Australia's sovereign wealth fund. Industry heavyweight Craig Thorburn - who has been with the fund for almost two decades - has been appointed director of thought leadership. While leading ...

Acadian AM launches EM equity fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
Acadian Asset Management has launched the Acadian Enhanced Emerging Markets Equity Fund in Australia. The new strategy aims to generate long-term returns for Australian wholesale investors through a diversified portfolio of approximately 500 emerging ...

American Century appoints local sales VP

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... started his career in financial services in 2004 at First State Investments in Edinburgh on the Asia-Pacific and emerging markets investment team. Over his two decades in the industry, he has developed extensive experience in business development and ...

GQG rejigs allocations amid tariff pain

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... February. During the first quarter, three out of four flagship strategies outperformed their relative benchmarks. The emerging markets strategy was the detractor, trailing the benchmark's 2.3% p.a. with -0.37% p.a. "We believe that we continue to be ...

Market turmoil hits portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... found in markets previously overlooked. Globally, there are significant valuation dispersions, particularly in emerging markets that may be well-positioned for shifts to global supply chains and a weakening US dollar, the caveat being that demand comes ...

New impact fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... Business Foundation, an organisation that supports sustainable and inclusive small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets, co-founder and chair Peter McMullin, who was an investor in Good Return's first fund, said backing women business owners ...

India Avenue launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... of the world's fastest-growing major economies. "While India presents long-term growth potential, investing in emerging markets carries inherent risks, including market volatility and economic fluctuations. IAEF seeks to provide investors with diversified ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... excited to be working with him to build our capability to expand into new individual markets. "Imran will lead our emerging markets team as we seek to grow our footprint in the individual life insurance market and develop new revenue streams in addition ...

Vanguard launches two new diversified ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... assets across more than 6000 equities in over 50 global markets - including Australian equities, global equities, emerging markets, and global small caps. It carries a management fee of 0.27% per annum. Meanwhile the Vanguard Diversified Income ETF (ASX ...

Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... the MSCI All Country World Index (MSCI ACWI) - which tracks large and mid-cap stocks across 47 developed and emerging markets - by 4.6%, the worst relative return in over 20 years. The MSCI ACWI had a 29.5% return last year, while the median global equity ...
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