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BetaShares launches Australian ESG fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
Following on from its global offering, BetaShares has launched an exchange-traded fund targeting ASX companies meeting specific sustainability criteria.

Australia braces for Amazon impact

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
Amazon has finally launched in Australia and the retail sector is likely to experience significant hurdles - but Amazon itself will face its own challenges, according to financial services experts.

Active manager launches credit strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
A Melbourne-based active fund manager is unveiling its absolute credit strategy to local and international institutional investors this week.

Investment bonds see seismic shift: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
New Zenith research reveals what the ratings house calls a "seismic shift" in the way investment bonds are managed.

OneVue brings 25 funds on to platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
Following a key mandate win last November, OneVue has transitioned 25 funds onto its managed funds administration platform.

Banks feeling heat as MiFID II looms: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
The January 3 deadline for the EU's MiFID II regime should serve as a warning for banks offering mediocre bundled research products, according to Liquidnet founder and chief executive Seth Merrin.

Grant Samuel wins RE mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
Grant Samuel Funds Management is the new responsible entity of the Munro Global Growth Fund.

AMP Capital launches NZ index products

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
New Zealand retail investors will now have access to three passively-managed AMP Capital funds.

LIC fund reopens to investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
A boutique fund manager is reopening one of its funds for the entire month of December.

Industry rolls out anti-sexual harassment ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
Amid the countless sexual harassment claims made against high-profile men coming to the fore, an exchange-traded fund that invests in companies championing women's rights in the workplace is due to launch in early 2018.