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V-Square launches Australian ESG index strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
The Chicago based asset manager has extended its offering to Australian asset owners with the launch of the V-Square MSCI Global Equity ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Indexed Strategy. The strategy tracks the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ...

Australia's size problem: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... restrict the operation of factors." Of note, Australia accounts for less than 2% of developed markets' performance benchmark MSCI World. MSCI World covers approximately 1500 holdings compared to 200 holdings in the S&P/ASX 200. Rather than factor investing ...

MSCI launches emissions measuring tool

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
MSCI has launched Total Portfolio Footprinting, helping financial institutions measure carbon emissions across lending and investments as part of the transition to a net zero economy. The global tools provider said in a statement "Total Portfolio Footprinting ...

Knight Frank, SCA Property Group in strategic partnership

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... shopping centres have outperformed other retail centres nationally over the past year in terms of capital growth. According to MSCI, neighbourhood centres experienced average capital growth of 8.6%, followed by sub-regional centres (5.1%), regional centres ...

Foord Asset Management enters Australia, mandates EQT

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... The fund comprises a diversified portfolio of global equities that aims to achieve a higher total rate of return than the MSCI all country world net total return index (ACWNI) without assuming greater risk. The fund is managed by chief investment officer ...

Cboe to debut FLEX micro options product

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... notional value. The Flex micro options will be available to trade on the S&P 500, Russell 200, Dow Jones Industrial Average, MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI EAFE indices. The new contracts will be listed exclusively on the Cboe options exchange. Cboe ...

Talaria appoints sales director

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... through the current market uncertainty,' he said. "So far in 2022, the Talaria Global Equity Fund has outperformed the MSCI World (ex-Aust) benchmark by over 14%, highlighting the benefits of its differentiated and alternative approach to global ...

ART responsible investment specialists jump to Redpoint

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... net zero. Previously, Parks was an ESG analyst at Credit Suisse and also at Regnan. He has also held ESG analyst roles with MSCI and ANZ Bank. Redpoint chief executive Max Cappetta welcomed the two new portfolio managers to the firm. "With the addition ...

Alphinity lowers global equities fund fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... February end, since its 2015 inception the Alphinity Global Equity Fund has returned 13.3% p.a. net of fees, outperforming the MSCI World Net Total Return Index (AUD) return of 11.9% p.a. The Alphinity Global Sustainable Equity Fund takes the same approach ...

Equity Trustees wins Hejaz mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... Equity Fund, the Hejaz Property Fund and the Hejaz Income Fund. The Equity Fund aims to match the returns of the iShares MSCI World Islamic UCITS ETF through exposure to a diversified equities portfolio of Sharia Compliant investments. On the other hand ...