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Fossil fuel holdings cost BlackRock investors $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... and impact solutions. "These solutions include US$32 billon AUM in products - ranging from green bonds, to ETFs and mutual funds, to infrastructure funds - that provide clients with innovative options to participate in and benefit from the transition ...

Vale John Bogle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... Vanguard board in 1999, Bogle created the Bogle Financial Markets Resource Centre in 1999, to analyse issues affecting mutual funds and financial markets through speeches, public articles and books, of which sold more than one million copies. Bogle served ...

Joint venture to set new ETF standard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... the world's largest ETF and index manager to RBC Global Asset Management's line-up of index ETFs and index mutual funds," RBC GAM president Doug Coulter said. While the two firms remain separate legal entities, they will employ a unified distribution ...

Raiz expands offshore

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... light to distribute products across south-east Asia. The ASX-listed firm announced it secured a licence to distribute mutual funds via subsidiary PT Raiz Invest Indonesia. Managing director George Lucas said Raiz has progressed in modifying its platform ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... portfolio construction and rebalancing, and asset allocation. Index-linked investment products, such as ETFs and mutual funds, commonly pay MSCI a fee based on the value of the investment product's assets. Asset-based fees make up a significant portion ...

Are ETFs really the next smartphones?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... inception to US$135 million ($189m). He hinted this evolution is also driven by market demand. More than 56% of assets in mutual funds are in fixed income, but only 15% of ETF assets are in the asset class. More than 50% of the average European investor's ...

What do future asset managers look like?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... underperforming products over capacity in global asset management. In Europe alone there are 4458 domestic equity mutual funds and ETFs, yet there is 3910 companies listed on European exchanges. He also said asset managers have been reluctant to shut ...

CCIV draws mixed reception: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... the main target segments for 90% of asset managers. "Whether it is alternative investments, UCITS or cross-border mutual funds, investment in technology will become critical for asset managers to efficiently deliver products to their clients," State ...

Global fund manager replaces COO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... Associates/Credit Suisse Asset Management, and COO of Trident Investment Management, an investment firm managing mutual funds and hedge funds. Epoch co-founder, chief executive and co-chief investment officer William Priest said: "I look forward to partnering ...

US investment giant acquires global fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... Hermes' well-performing ESG integrated investment strategies to US investors through institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and ESG-related consultancy services," he said. Just last month Hermes announced it will be launching a carbon tool ...