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Growth outplays value: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Growth continued to outperform value according to a new study by Frontier Advisers looking at the performance of fund managers in the final quarter of 20109/20.

BlackRock offers update on dumping coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
BlackRock has offered its first major update on investment stewardship since it said it would dump thermal coal from active portfolios.

CFS drops fees on external fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
A UK systematic manager has dropped the fees on a managed futures fund for Australian investors distributed by Colonial First State.

Banks brace for major loan losses

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
Three of the United States' biggest banks have set aside approximately $40 billion (US$28 billion) to brace for COVID-19 related loan losses, as Wells Fargo posts its first quarterly loss since the Global Financial Crisis.

J.P. Morgan launches ESG integration policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has launched a new integrated ESG policy statement for its global funds management business.

Pendal winds back fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
Pendal Group has made year-long fee cuts on two funds, as it sees the Reserve Bank of Australia holding the cash rate at the record-low of 0.25%.

Bennelong swoops on LIC trading at discount

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
Bennelong has made a bid to take over an ASX-listed fund that it manages, saying it will eliminate the discount and improve liquidity.

US investment firm launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
New York based ARP Investments has entered the Australian market through a partnership with Axius Partners.

Global infrastructure proves profitable: LGIAsuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
LGIAsuper has recorded a 14.67% return from its ISQ Infrastructure fund in its latest quarterly figures.

Australian Ethical divests Mercer parent company

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
Australian Ethical has pulled the plug on a $5 million shareholding in Marsh & McLennan, pointing to the provision of insurance services to a mining conglomerate as grounds for the divestment.