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CalSTRS investment chief announces retirement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
... investment officers and co-chair of the Milken Global Capital Markets Advisory Council. He serves on the boards of FCLT, MSCI Management Advisor Council, and CEM Global III FFFF. Following his exit, Ailman will pursue serving on boards and advising asset ...

Macquarie brings long-awaited ETFs to market

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... senior portfolio managers David Hanna and Andrew Vonthethoff. Finally, MQWS targets a long-term total return that exceeds the MSCI World ex-Australia Index (in AUD unhedged) with net dividends reinvested, investing in companies capable of generating ...

Betashares to bring Cash Flow Kings ETF to market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... cash flow generation. Some of the companies include Microsoft, Visa and Adobe. The index it will track has outperformed the MSCI World ex-Australia Index by 2.31% per annum since May 2006, the fund manager said. The management fee will be priced at 0.40%. ...

VanEck launches AUD-hedged equity ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... equity strategies, enabling investors to manage their currency exposure. The funds set to be unveiled tomorrow are the VanEck MSCI International Small Companies Quality (AUD Hedged) ETF (ASX: QHSM), the VanEck MSCI International Value (AUD Hedged) ETF ...

SPDR slashes fees on six ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... 200 ESG Fund (E200) will see an annual management fee reduction of more than 60%, from 0.13% to 0.05%. Meanwhile, the SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Fund's (SYI) annual management fee will fall by 15 basis points from 0.35% to 0.20%. ...

Munro Partners launches new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... small and medium companies with a market capitalisation between US$250 million and US$30 billion, aiming to outperform the MSCI ACWI SMID Cap Index (Net) over a rolling five-to-seven-year period. The minimum initial investment in the fund is $10,000. ...

Stockspot launches two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... was 2.13%. Some of the products it invests in include the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Resources ETF, VanEck Gold Miners ETF, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and Global X's Physical Gold ETF. It charges 0.42% p.a. in fees. The Topaz Inflation portfolio targets ...

Fidelity launches global long-short fund to Aussie market

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
... hold 45 to 55 long and 25 to 35 short positions. Further, the actively managed global equities fund aims to outperform the MSCI All Country World Index NR (ACWI), after fees, over seven years. Fidelity managing director Lawrence Hanson explained that ...

Magellan mulls converting closed-end fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... October 13 shows that MGF recorded a NAV of $1.93. Since its inception in 2020, MGF has returned 4.4% per annum, while the MSCI World Net Total Return Index achieved 10.1%. MGF shares the same upheavals with the embattled Forager Australian Shares Fund ...

Best and worst ETFs of past 12 months

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... (AUM) growth. Some of the largest ETFs in Australia, such as the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) and the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS) gained $1.9 billion and $1.7 billion in assets over the past year respectively. Combined ...