Funds management

Although Australia maintained its position in top three countries in the Asia Pacific region as far as green bonds...

State Super has awarded its Australian equity mandate to Martin Currie thanks to its equity income strategy.

Results from APRA’s 2019 Stakeholder Survey have claimed their supervisory approaches are having a positive impact...

IFM Investors has attributed a strong year to the virtues of the industry funds model.

Machine learning could be adapted by superannuation funds in Australia as the next phase of the evolution of...

Financial advisers may need to help retirees increase defensive equity allocations to protect capital, according...

Industry superannuation fund BUSSQ has now reached $5 billion of funds under management, now making it a medium-...

Global equity markets continued to rally in June as Australian equities continue to overperform, but there are...

Questions are being raised about funds holding illiquid assets after the suspension of a £3.7 billion fund run by...

The funds that have incorporated responsible investing principles outperformed most mainstream Australian and...

Christian Super has become Switzerland-based responsAbility Investments AG’s first international shareholder,...

The biggest lesson of FY19 has been to look beyond the noise and focus on fundamentals, with the next financial...

The ASX200 has finally reached 30 per cent of women directors on boards, although a major industry body has called...

Only 6.5 per cent of Australian funds consistently beat their benchmarks consecutively over three years, according...

J.P. Morgan has extended its custody relationship with Neuberger Berman with the addition of a $2 billion unlisted...

Impact bonds are falling short of minimum standards for sustainability, according to global asset and risk manager...

Investor confidence increased in May, according to State Street, particularly in North America and Europe although...

Sunsuper have made the case that unlisted assets and alternative strategies can function in both a growth and...

LGS has achieved Australia’s first carbon neutral property portfolio certification by the Australian Government...

Hexavest is standing by its conviction of being underweight US technology stocks, in the belief the companies are...

Proxy voting is an ‘indispensable’ way investors can influence companies and industries on their ESG practices,...

The Lonsec Symposium in Sydney has been told that investors should brace for a prolonged period of rising...

Colonial First State has announced significant platform fee reductions.

Global equities are posting surprisingly robust returns since the start of 2019 after suffering heavy losses in...

The latest data from Dexx&r reveals most of the major fund managers experienced significant outflows last year.

There is more demand for risk and compliance professionals than any other role in wealth management, according to...

Companies are often being challenged to understand better the social contract they hold with their stakeholders,...

Australia is maintaining a high standard of corporate governance, according to Aberdeen Standard Investments’...

Investors need to deploy capital in such a way that it will advance sustainability in agriculture and help feed...

Two new partners have signed up to Future IM/Pact, a campaign launched last year aimed at attracting more...

Despite Brexit, investors still believe in the UK real economy, according to the EDHEC Infrastructure Institute...

Investors’ interest in real and meaningful climate change risk disclosure is growing, with both investment groups...

Investor confidence rose 1.5 percentage points in February, according to State Street’s Investor Confidence Index.

Boutique fund manager, Prime Value Asset Management, is targeting more instos via several alternative assets funds...

Blue Sky Alternative Investments has advised of terminating its strategic agreement with Canada’s Public Sector...

The past year has seen a greater interest from pension funds and other assets owners in small cap equity...

The Australian Custodial Services Association has announced today that it will facilitate an industry taskforce...

Link Administration Holdings has entered into an agreement to sell its Corporate and Private Clients business to...

Australian investors remain unaware that total dividends rose close to eight per cent, in dollar terms, from 2017...

Investors are increasing their allocation to smart beta exchange traded fund products, according to the VanEck ETF...

Institutional investors have been urged to opt for actively managed funds this year as the end of the bull market...

Businesses that employ business models with weak regulation on social issues will see their current earnings...

Energy Super has made a $180 million investment with US based fund manager Payden & Rygel, and will offer its...

Man Group has announced the introduction of its new responsible investment framework and exclusions list.

State Street’s Global Investor Confidence Index dropped 1.7 points in November to 82.7 per cent following a reset...

Market conditions and changing investor preferences are creating new challenges for hedge fund managers’ capital...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has pointed to what can be learned from Europe’s MiFID II...

State Street has announced that its Global Investor Confidence Index fell to 84.4 in October, down 3.4 points from...

Total assets under management of Australian fund managers grew to $1.3 trillion in 2017, representing a rise of 18...

New research has pointed to investment fees driving up the cost of superannuation fund membership and narrowing...