Insignia Financial stock gains emerging-markets mandates for MLC

Published on 11/01/2026 at 00:17 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Insignia Financial's MLC Asset Management awarded multiple mandates to Ninety One's emerging-markets equity strategy. The selection adds a new investment partner.

MLC expands emerging-markets allocation

MLC Asset Management selected Ninety One's 4Factor Emerging Markets Equity strategy after reviewing the emerging-markets equity landscape.
The mandate gives Insignia's investment platform access to a strategy spanning companies listed or based in emerging markets.
Ninety One said the partnership reflects growing interest in emerging-market equities among Australian investors.

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MLC Asset Management, part of Insignia Financial, awarded multiple mandates to Ninety One's 4Factor Emerging Markets Equity strategy, according to a statement published by AdviserVoice on October 27, 2026. The decision gives Insignia's MLC platform a new external manager for emerging-markets equities.

New mandate broadens manager mix

The selected strategy is managed by Archie Hart and Varun Laijawalla and invests across companies listed or based in emerging markets, as well as businesses with significant economic exposure to those economies. Its approach combines growth, quality, value and momentum exposures and seeks long-term excess returns through bottom-up stock selection.

MLC said it chose the strategy after a review of the emerging-markets equity landscape. Stanley Yeo, MLC Asset Management's head of equities, said the firm's multi-manager portfolio had delivered strong alpha and described Ninety One's approach and asset-class expertise as important to outcomes for members and clients.

Scale supports strategic context

Ninety One said its 4Factor Emerging Markets Equity strategy had AUD 22.8 billion in assets and sat within a broader AUD 48 billion emerging-markets equity platform as of the announcement. Ninety One reported AUD 345.5 billion in total assets under management as of September 30, 2026. The figures describe the investment manager and strategy, not Insignia Financial's own assets.

For investors, the mandate points to continued use of external specialist managers within MLC's investment architecture. It also links Insignia's Australian wealth platform with a manager whose offering is focused on emerging-market companies and global growth opportunities.

Insignia serves Australian savers

Insignia Financial provides superannuation and financial advice services for Australians through its wealth-management businesses, including MLC Asset Management. The company is based in Docklands, Victoria, and says its products serve more than one million members. Its role in this transaction is as the owner of MLC Asset Management and the allocator of mandates, while Ninety One supplies the selected investment strategy.