Asset Management – Page 5 – Huddleston Jones

27 February 2019

Investec launches global environment strategy

Published by Money Management – 27th Feb 2019

Investec Asset Management has launched its new global environment strategy which will invest in public companies benefitting from the trend towards decarbonisation and will aim to help institutional investors with opportunities around long-term portfolio decarbonisation investments.

27 February 2019

Legg Mason funds added to Generation Life investment menu

Published by Money Management – 27th Feb 2019

Generation Life, which currently manages more than $900 million, has announced the expansion of its investment menu by including two new Legg Mason’s funds, the Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund and theLegg Mason Martin Currie Emerging Markets Fund.

27 February 2019

JP Morgan Asset Management taps ex-BlackRock exec for sustainable investing post

Published by Asia Asset Management – 27th Feb 2019

JP Morgan Asset Management has hired Jennifer Wu as global head of sustainable investing, a position newly created as the company seeks to establish itself as a global leader in a growing field where environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are incorporated into investment decisions.

26 February 2019

Vanguard: No rush to launch funds in China, HK

Published by Fund Selector Asia – 26th Feb 2019

The firm has more than doubled its China staff, but not one of them is involved in investment management.

26 February 2019

T Rowe registers six funds in Hong Kong

Published by Fund Selector Asia – 26th Feb 2019

During the previous two years, the firm has launched eight products for sale to Hong Kong’s retail investors.

26 February 2019

NAB extends partnership with Perennial Value

Published by Money Management – 26th Feb 2019

NAB has extended its asset servicing partnership with fund manager, Perennial Value, to include providing unit registry services inclusive of call centre and digitised client connectivity following an operating model review.

25 February 2019

Australia’s Future Fund posts lowest ever return in 2018

Published by Asia Asset Management – 25th Feb 2019

Future Fund, Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, posted its lowest return on record last year as its investments were hurt by declining stock markets and the US-China trade war, with the head of its board predicting that long-term returns will be lower than in recent years.

22 February 2019

Boutique manager targets more instos

Published by Money Management – 22nd Feb 2019

Boutique fund manager, Prime Value Asset Investment Management, which is aiming to expand its institutional investor client base, has announced the appointment of Peter Murphy, ex-chief executive of Christian Super, to its expanded client services team.

22 February 2019

Platinum AM posts lower revenuePlatinum AM posts lower revenue

Published by Money Management – 22nd Feb 2019

The challenging investment market in the second half of last year saw Platinum Asset Management’s total revenue down by close to 30 per cent decrease (28.5 per cent) compared to the previous corresponding period.

21 February 2019