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Vanguard unveils positive impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
... and positive impact. Reedman noted the portfolio currently holds approximately 35 companies. The fund aims to hold securities for at least five years and actively seeks to measure the positive impacts of the investment activity. "It is a very concentrated ...

First Sentier hires to new ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... First Sentier is as committed to tackling these challenges as I am." Le Mesurier joined AMP Capital in 2015 from APP Securities where she was associate director, financials on the firm's on the institutional desk, advising large institutions on banks ...

US state public pensions fragile: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... with the report saying that prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in March, state and local pension funds held assets, securities, real property, and other financial interests directly invested in Russian or Belarusian markets worth an estimated US$5.7 ...

AFSL boss banned by ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... services business or being an officer of one after two companies of which he was a director, former AFS licensee Qsmart Securities and Quantum, refused or failed to give effect to determinations by AFCA. In 2020, AFCA made a total of seven determinations ...

GQG Partners awards RE mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... provide a rate of return exceeding the MSCI ACWI High Dividend Yield ex Tobacco AUD Index. It invests primarily in equity securities or equity-linked instruments of global companies that are expected to pay dividends. GQG managing director Australia ...

Dexus Funds Management chair resigns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... billion of assets across a diverse pool of vehicles in traditional real estate sectors as well as healthcare, real estate securities and opportunities funds." He added he is pleased Negus will be succeeding him. "Dexus is in capable hands under its board ...

BlackRock strengthens APAC team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... Ueda said. In addition to Nikko, her previous roles include director, equity capital markets at Merrill Lynch Japan Securities and head of equity capital markets at Morgan Stanley. Meanwhile, Aarti Angara has been named APAC head of product, charged ...

Global X ETFs names Australia head

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... Metcalf will lead the company as it accelerates its growth in the Australian market following its acquisition of ETF Securities Australia alongside Mirae Global Investments in June. He steps up from head of product at ETF Securities, a role he held since ...

QIC adds to multi-sector private debt team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... February - is led by Phil Miall. The team created a diversified portfolio of corporate leveraged loans, asset-backed securities and real estate debt in the Australian market. Before Westpac, he was an investment associate at Remagen Capital. Miall, who ...

Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... active owners such as super funds who engage with boards and executive leadership. Many institutional investors operate securities lending programs, in which the beneficial owner of a security to lend it for a specified period, with the borrower agreeing ...