T. Rowe Price appoints new Head of Institutional for Australia and New Zealand

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Global investment firm T. Rowe Price had announced the appointment of Craig Hurt as its new Head of Institutional for Australia and New Zealand, effective October 5.  Hurt’s leadership appointment

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There’s a lot long term investors can learn from insurers around strategy design: AXA IM

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There’s a great deal asset owners and managers can learn from insurance companies’ long-term approach to investing, especially when it comes to investment strategy design, according to AXA Investment Managers

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AXA IM reached record assets under management

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Net new money inflows of A$27 billion dominated by third party assets Assets under management reached a record A$891 billion Key new SmartBeta mandates in Australia AXA Investment Managers (AXA

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AXA Real Estate raises over $2.2 billion for latest co-mingled commercial real estate debt fund

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$5.4 billion of commitments received and $7.2 billion invested into CRE and infrastructure debt in 2014 AXA Real Estate Investment Managers SGP, an affiliate of AXA Real Estate Investment Managers

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AXA IM launches first ESG SmartBeta global equity strategy in Australian market

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AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has launched its first ever fully integrated ESG SmartBeta strategy in the Australian market. The AXA IM ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund (the fund) offers long

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Mercer allocates A$150 million to AXA IM’s global SmartBeta credit strategy

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AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) yesterday announced that Mercer’s investment business in Australia (Mercer) has allocated A$150 million to AXA IM’s global investment grade SmartBeta credit strategy. Mercer’s allocation to

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It’s possible to combine ESG and SmartBeta Equity finds AXA IM

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Possible to preserve the characteristics of SmartBeta Equity whilst also reducing ESG risk Consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements can be compatible with SmartBeta investing according to AXA

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Australian funds show interest in smarter, less volatile strategies for ageing population

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AXA IM launches Global SmartBeta Equity pooled fund It’s a well known fact we are living longer, in fact a new research paper from AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) indicates

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Impact investing and board diversity strategies to fuel future growth of ESG, says AXA IM

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Increasing demand for ESG factors across broader range of asset classes including sovereign debt Environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies are set to grow over the next 10 years fuelled

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Smarter asset allocation strategies are imperative should a great rotation occur, says AXA IM

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While recent extreme volatility in global bond markets again raises the question of the role of fixed income in investor portfolios, new analysis from AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) shows

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