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Investment

Women fail to break into the industry's last boys club

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
The Australian funds management industry is failing to attract female fund managers, even if research proves that gender diverse investment teams outperform those who are male-only.

Be heard: 2015 Managed Accounts Survey for Financial Advisers, $300 Myer gift voucher

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Financial Standard is inviting financial advisers and investment specialists to participate in its second annual survey on managed accounts usage in Australia.

Australian hedge funds on course to reach $100bn

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Treasury reforms, financial innovation and growing demand is driving interest in Australia's hedge fund industry, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry association.

MySuper fees force super fund to exit high return strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
The requirement to charge low fees under MySuper has forced one superannuation fund to exit a Principal Global Investments (PGI) strategy that had returned 13% over five years.

S&P launches sinner-free index

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched a sinner-free index that includes the S&P500 companies whose practices adhere to Catholic values, and exclude those who don't.

The $17trn infra opportunity investors have overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Super funds that want to increase their allocation to infrastructure assets without compromising their environmental, social and governance criteria should consider an investment in water equities.

UK govt tempts super funds with real estate projects

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
The UK government has enlisted a former Lord Mayor of London and property expert to pitch flagship real estate projects to Australian superannuation funds.

Failure to monitor ESG may breach fiduciary duty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
A United States Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for actions against institutions that fail to monitor the effects that climate change has on their portfolios.

HESTA and SVA launch impact investment fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
HESTA has partnered with Social Ventures Australia to launch one of the country's biggest impact investment funds.

Tempo gets Lonsec rating

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Tempo Asset Management has received its first rating from Lonsec for its Global Equity Fund.