This year’s CMSF event, which typically attracts 1,200-1,300 industry participants, has gone virtual this year. The program includes 30 sessions and more than 24 hours of viewing. It is a mix of pre-recorded ‘download on demand’ sessions and live to
Martin Currie, the Australian and global active equity specialist, has called on other asset managers to create coalitions in order to drive change in the way firms and their clients invest. “Group efforts multiply the value of ESG investing”, Martin
Russell Investments has published the results from a 3,000-member survey of working Australians which support the firm’s plans to launch a more sophisticated investment strategy for everyone approaching, or in, retirement. It will take account of personal goals as well
State Street has seen a spike in interest, by fund managers and pensions funds in the region, in outsourcing their trading activities in recent months. The uplift appears to have been prompted by COVID-19 and the aim to reduce risk.
Mainstream, the listed global funds, registry and super admin company, has secured a five-year contract with Pendal, the also-listed former Westpac global funds management subsidiary. The deal, when consummated, will push Mainstream over the $200 billion mark for funds under
by Simon Swanson* There is a unique 12-18-month window of opportunity for the Australian government to issue long-term debt to support the economy during the COVID-19 crisis and invest for the future. Even before the crisis, there was a solid
GQG Partners, the US-based global manager formed by Rajiv Jain and colleagues in 2016, has raced away to A$47 billion in assets under management in total, about A$3.6 billion of which is sourced from 30 client funds in Australia and
The Australian Government will ban commissions on listed investment company (LIC) sales in a move likely to dim the prospects for the ASX-listed vehicles, also, across the Tasman. Australian LICs are often marketed in New Zealand, usually through brokers. In
ASX-listed financial software firm Bravura is poised to roll-out an Australian-built digital advice system for the New Zealand market. Kylie Bryant, the newly appointed Bravura NZ country head, said the group was adapting the Midwinter digital financial planning suite for
This year’s CMSF event, which typically attracts 1,200-1,300 industry participants, has gone virtual this year. The program includes
Martin Currie, the Australian and global active equity specialist, has called on other asset managers to create coalitions
Russell Investments has published the results from a 3,000-member survey of working Australians which support the firm’s plans
State Street has seen a spike in interest, by fund managers and pensions funds in the region, in
Mainstream, the listed global funds, registry and super admin company, has secured a five-year contract with Pendal, the
by Simon Swanson* There is a unique 12-18-month window of opportunity for the Australian government to issue long-term
GQG Partners, the US-based global manager formed by Rajiv Jain and colleagues in 2016, has raced away to
The Australian Government will ban commissions on listed investment company (LIC) sales in a move likely to dim
ASX-listed financial software firm Bravura is poised to roll-out an Australian-built digital advice system for the New Zealand
