MEDIA RELEASE: American Century Investments, a $250 billion* global investment manager, has named Sarah Bratton Hughes senior vice president and head of ESG and sustainable investing.
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Foresters Financial appoints new chief executive officer
MEDIA RELEASE: Member-owned financial services specialist, Foresters Financial (Foresters), has appointed Emma Sakellaris as chief executive officer, as the company looks to further expand its reach

Schroders hires two business development managers
MEDIA RELEASE: Schroders has appointed Krista Laios (nee Demiris) and Nathan Dickinson as business development managers to bolster the company’s Intermediary sales team. Krista joins from MLC and

Financial products entering market in droves
MEDIA RELEASE: The number of unlisted financial products being registered in the Australian market is increasing year-on-year, with the total number of participants in the APIR

Fidelity launches Global Demographics ETF
MEDIA RELEASE: Fidelity International has launched its Global Demographics Fund as an actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF) via the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under ticker

FPA appoints Sarah Abood as new CEO
MEDIA RELEASE: The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has appointed Sarah Abood as its new chief executive officer. Ms Abood will start the role in

Small caps emerge stronger post COVID
MEDIA RELEASE: Many Australian small cap companies have emerged largely unscathed from the uncertainty of the past 12-18 months, outstripping some of their larger peers in

Robeco launches Sustainable Enhanced Index Equity Fund
MEDIA RELEASE: Robeco Australia has launched the Robeco Global Developed Sustainable Enhanced Index Equity Fund (AUD), which aims for a higher score on Environmental, Social and

FE fundinfo acquires Zenith Group with FIRB approval
MEDIA RELEASE: FE fundinfo’s acquisition of the Zenith Group will be completed on 9 December 2021 following the recent approval by the Foreign Investment Review Board

Morrison & Co builds global team to drive international expansion
MEDIA RELEASE: H.R.L. Morrison & Co (‘Morrison & Co’) has made a series of appointments to extend its global footprint and capabilities. Incoming CEO, Paul

Reign of uncertainty creating investment opportunities
MEDIA RELEASE: Australian investors need to focus less on short-term disruptions and place greater emphasis on investments likely to offer long term sustainable earnings growth, according

GQG Partners Launches Income Strategy
MEDIA RELEASE: GQG Partners has launched the GQG Global Quality Dividend Income strategy in Australia after securing an investment mandate of A$125m from a large Australian

Schroders reduces private equity minimum investment
MEDIA RELEASE: The minimum initial investment for the Schroder Specialist Private Equity Fund has been reduced from $500,000 to $20,000 in response to strong demand from

Schroders launches Australian Long Short Fund
MEDIA RELEASE: Schroders has launched the Schroder Australian Equity Long Short Fund to external investors after successfully seeding the fund’s Professional Class in late 2020. The

GSFM appoints new product manager
MEDIA RELEASE: Multi affiliate fund manager GSFM has appointed Natasja Liddell to the newly created position of product manager, to help meet the growing investor demand for

Australians planning to work longer for retirement
MEDIA RELEASE: Australians are moving away from the dream of early retirement with pre-retirees planning to work longer after the age of 67, according to

Multi asset portfolios to benefit from earnings growth
MEDIA RELEASE: Investor expectations for returns remain high with research showing that Australian investors expect returns of 10.6 per cent per annum over the next five

Active, global fixed income the key to investor returns in 2022
MEDIA RELEASE: The biggest risk and opportunity for fixed income investors in 2022 will be inflation, says Stuart Dear, Schroders head of Australian fixed income. “The

Overvalued equity markets reveal pockets of opportunity
MEDIA RELEASE: The economic response to the pandemic has caused the equity market in Australia to become inflated, at the same time fundamentals are lacking in

Morrison & Co announces global infrastructure fund
MEDIA RELEASE: H.R.L. Morrison & Co (‘Morrison & Co’) today announces the first close for a new open-ended global infrastructure fund, the Morrison & Co

Shifting sales period impacting retailer margins
MEDIA RELEASE: The upcoming Click Frenzy, Black Friday and Christmas sales will be the most telling trading period for retailers in more than a decade, with

Small caps return to re-opening plays
MEDIA RELEASE: As the global economy continues to recover from the impacts of COVID, the stay-at-home thematic within small cap stocks is becoming less prevalent as

Digital advice can help achieve SDGs
MEDIA RELEASE: Financial services institutions are ideally positioned to provide valuable support to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through improved use of technology, according to

Moving overseas back on the agenda but be careful of tax
MEDIA RELEASE: Following the enforced working from home measures of the past year, many companies are now open to the idea of their employees working remotely,

Global infrastructure and global real estate set to shine
MEDIA RELEASE: Inflation is likely to remain transitory for the foreseeable future, but there are nevertheless some real opportunities for investors in global listed infrastructure and

Young women left behind in progress to financial equality
MEDIA RELEASE: Financial outcomes for women have improved nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic but Generation Z is at risk of being left behind, the

Not all net zero targets are created equal
MEDIA RELEASE: Global listed infrastructure companies will be key to helping the world reach the goals of the Paris Agreement, and many are achieving very strong

Munro launches Climate Change Leaders Fund
MEDIA RELEASE: Munro Partners and GSFM have launched the Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund to provide Australian investors with the opportunity to invest in the new

Robeco announces interim targets for 2025 and 2030
MEDIA RELEASE: Robeco aims to decarbonize its investments 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030. With its trajectory of approximately 7% decarbonization year on year, Robeco

Fidelity International commits to halve emissions from portfolio
MEDIA RELEASE: Fidelity International (Fidelity), a global asset manager with total client assets of US$787.1 billion, has introduced an enhanced, engagement-led climate investing policy, that aligns