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Asset managers examine product ranges in cost-cutting bid

Almost 70 per cent of asset managers are planning to control costs via product rationalisation, according to a global survey by Northern Trust, as they seek to offer clie...

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CIO departure leads to AllianceBernstein reshuffle

AllianceBernstein has announced its chief investment officer and Australian equity manager Roy Maslen is to step down from the firm at the end of the year....

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ClearBridge and JPMAM launch global equity funds

Two asset managers have each expanded their product suite with the launch of new global equity funds for Australian investors....

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Magnificent Seven still offering upside after rally: Fidelity

Clients may be asking their adviser whether there is still value in the US technology names after their rally, but Fidelity International’s Lukasz de Pourbaix believes th...

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Three fund managers expand their ETF suites

Three solutions providers – Betashares, Franklin Templeton and Russell Investments – have all launched new ETF products, including one range which uses gearing to help bu...

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The need for high barriers to entry in fund management

High entry requirements are vital to ensure fund management remains competitive, according to Blackwattle’s managing director Michael Skinner, as the firm approaches its ...

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Meet the Manager: Christopher Chen of American Century Investments

In the latest Meet the Manager profile, Money Management speaks with Christopher Chen, senior investment director, Asia-Pacific, at American Century Investments. ...

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Over $700m Aussie flows withdrawn from equity funds

According to Calastone, 2023 was the first year since 2019 that Australian investors were net sellers of equity funds, as they turned their heads towards the promise of f...

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Fund managers most bullish on rates in 23 years

Global fund managers are starting the year with an optimistic mindset and “have never been as bullish” on the prospect for short-term interest rates, according to Bank of...

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Expect equities to rally in H2: Principal

The excessive levels of cash held in money market funds is poised to fuel a significant rally in risk assets this year, according to Principal Asset Management, but it wi...

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Aviva Investors moves overweight duration for the first time in three years

The asset manager has moved overweight duration for the first time in three years as it believes the rate hiking cycle has concluded, as well as moving overweight UK and ...

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Cash weightings begin to fall after RBA pause

Investors are entering 2024 with high weightings to cash but allocations are starting to fall in favour of equities as the RBA opts to hold rates....

Funds management

Beyond the ‘Magnificent Seven’: AI opportunities outside tech

While these fund managers believe the earnings story from AI outside the tech sector is likely to only play out by 2025, here’s how they’re stock-picking in the meantime ...

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Datt Capital launches Aussie small cap fund

The boutique equity investment manager has announced the launch of a new fund in the small cap space, with high expectations of outperformance ahead. ...

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Bearish recession fears pushed out for fund managers

Fund managers are the least bearish since February 2022 with cash weightings shifting into equities and 42 per cent expecting no recession in the next year, according to ...