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Investment

IOOF struck by outflows, former chair resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
IOOF has reported $133 million in quarterly net outflows from its financial advice and investment management businesses for the 3 months to 30 September.

BetaShares responsible investment ETF recognised

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
Lonsec upgraded its rating of one of BetaShares' two responsible investment ETFs.

Firetrail fund gets Morningstar rating

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
Firetrail's Australian High Conviction Fund has earned a bronze rating from Morningstar after underperforming the benchmark by 11.7% in the year to September end.

AMP Capital boosts Asia presence after record raise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
After raising a record US$6.2 billion for its fourth infrastructure debt strategy, AMP Capital is ramping up its presence in Asia and opening new offices.

Westpac takes $1 billion profit hit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
Westpac's customer compensation bill has added $341 million in the second half of 2019, bringing the remediation total to $958 million for the year.

Magellan active ETFs retain Zenith ratings

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
Active ETFs from Magelllan have retained their highly recommended ratings from Zenith, even as ASIC conducts a review into internal market making.

WiseTech short could impact super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
Several superannuation funds could get caught in the crosshairs after a short report on WiseTech by J Capital has seen shares in the key Australian tech stock plummet.

BlackRock merges ETF, unlisted fund sales teams in EMEA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
BlackRock has merged the teams responsible for sales of its iShares and unlisted managed funds products for its business in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Robeco launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
Global investment manager Robeco has launched a new multi-factor fund for Australians.

Future Fund returns 1.9% for the quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
Australia's sovereign wealth fund returned 1.9% in the three months to September, taking its ten-year return from 10.4% per annum at end of last quarter to 10%.