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Former BlackRock vice chair Blake Grossman has been appointed as a non-executive director of the exchange traded fund manager....

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Funds management

Japanese funds have struggled to outperform the Nikkei 225 with no funds outperforming over three or five years and only one outperforming over the last decade....

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Funds management

As many Asian countries mark the Lunar New Year, there is only one fund in the Asia Pacific ex Japan sector that has consistently outperformed the index each of the last ...

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Funds management

The Superbowl draws millions of viewers in the US and Money Management takes a look which funds have invested in the big spending companies that bought a commercial place...

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Funds management

There was a strong bias towards technology exchange traded funds last year with the top five best-performing funds all featuring in that sector....

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Funds management

Investors are planning to double sustainable product allocations over the next five years and 88% have placed climate-related risks at the top of their portfolio concerns...

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Superannuation

Australia’s superannuation system means the country has an advantage over other countries when it comes to helping its citizens prepare for retirement, according to Larry...

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Funds management

AMP’s New Zealand Wealth Management’s new index-based investment approach will see funds transition by the first half of 2021. ...

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Funds management

Macquarie Group has ranked as the largest asset manager in Australia with US$412 billion ($583 billion), significantly greater than its nearest rival....

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Financial planning

OpenInvest has added BlackRock model portfolios to its platform, at the same time as appointing Spiro Pappas as its chairman, with further firms expected to be added in t...

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Funds management

Fitch Ratings has said that BlackRock’s full licence for its onshore Chinese investment management firm represents a milestone in a growing competition between internatio...

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Funds management

Some US$1.9 billion in assets went into Japanese equities over the last week but in Australia, no Japanese equity funds have made a return since the start of the year....

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Funds management

It is reducing the buy-sell spreads and management fees of some of its funds and has announced a senior appointment....

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Funds management

Over the last week investors globally piled US$1.4 billion into Japanese equities but most Australia-domiciled funds focused on the country have struggled to beat the sec...

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Funds management

The firm plans to expand its ESG offerings but is still weighing up options for the Australian ETF market. ...

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