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Investment

Macquarie AM wins manager of the year: ILAs

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Macquarie Asset Management won multiple awards at last night's Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards, including the highly coveted Investment Manager of the Year Award.

The Australian small-cap conundrum: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Australian investors have traditionally been attracted to Australian small caps, yet locally, the asset class has consistently underperformed when compared to its global counterpart.

Link Group acquires Allens' company secretarial business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Link Group will expand its corporate governance offering through the acquisition of Allens' company secretarial business.

MAX Awards recognises best of the best

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Now in its 29th year, Financial Standard's Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence (MAX) Awards honoured the most influential professionals in the wealth management industry last night.

Hejaz backs local Islamic bank

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Hejaz Group has injected $10 million into Islamic Bank Australia as its chief executive takes up a directorship at the latter.

Nanuk launches currency hedged unit class

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Nanuk Asset Management has added a currency hedged unit class to the Nanuk New World Fund to provide a safety net against the impact of currency fluctuations on investment returns.

Active fund outperformance mostly short-lived: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
The S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) scorecard has shown a staggering number of Australian actively managed funds failed to outperform over five consecutive years.

Dutch pension giants back $1.5bn local BTR deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
Scape Australia, a residential-for-rent owner and operator, has teamed with Dutch heavyweights APG Asset Management and fund manager Bouwinvest, to develop and acquire assets in Australia's burgeoning build-to-rent sector.

JPMorgan developing investment advice AI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
JPMorgan has filed a trademark for an AI-powered investment advisory tool, IndexGPT.

Italian private credit fund brings unique offering down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
Muzinich and Co is rolling out its MLoan fund to Australian investors, expected to be available in July.