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Investment

COVID-19 to remain dominant in 2021

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
The end of 2020 is not likely to see the end of COVID-19, particularly when it comes to the impact it has on global markets.

Clime to wind up Australian value fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
The 14-year-old fund is headed for the door as asset growth falters.

Stockpicker pay cheques revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
Heads of equities took home an average of $704,167 this year but a third said their bonuses were zilch for 2020, according to Peter Lee Associates' pay benchmarking of the sector.

Centuria makes $171m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
Centuria Industrial REIT (CIP) announced a $171 million acquisition along with a $125 million fully underwritten institutional placement to partially fund the purchase.

World largest asset owners increase ESG, AUM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
The largest asset owners in the world have increased both their monetary and social reach with active ownership becoming a key investment strategy, according to new research.

AMP Capital shutters Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
AMP Capital has decided to close its 13-year old sustainable share fund, after its portfolio managers Genevieve Murray and Emily Woodland announced their resignations in August.

Climate change reporting is cheap talk: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
New research suggests that many companies engage in "cheap talk" and are ultimately greenwashing as a result of reporting poor quality emissions data.

Pinnacle boutique to shut fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
Systematic global macro manager Two Trees Investment Management is shutting its Australian unit trust, as assets dwindle and the strategy underperforms.

Ironbark to wind up emerging markets fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
Ironbark Asset Management has terminated an emerging markets small caps fund, after the underlying manager decided to close.

Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
A newly launched UK asset management firm is catering to institutional investors' increasing interest in digital assets, piquing the curiosity of Australian high-net-worths.