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Resolution Capital adds infrastructure fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... process has been key to the team's success to date and will again underpin this new strategy." The fund will track the FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index (AUD) Net TRI. Its objective is to exceed the benchmark's total return after ...

FTSE Russell launches new ESG indexes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
FTSE Russell has introduced six Russell ESG indexes, based on the Russell 1000, 2000 and 3000 benchmarks. The Russell US ESG Indexes are designed to integrate ESG into institutional-grade US equity indexes. The six new indexes are constructed using ...

New Forests appoints head of sustainability

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
The global forestry investment manager has hired a head of sustainability from FTSE Russell and formed an impact and advocacy unit. Jo Saleeba was head of sustainable investment for Australia and New Zealand at FTSE Russell for four months and was a ...

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... purchases at £875 billion and so the total target stock of asset purchases at £895 billion," the BOE said. Yet, the FTSE-100 index closed half a percent higher on the day - up 10.1% this year to date and up 42.4% from the pandemic low plumbed in ...

Principal Real Estate wins SMA mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... CoreSeries Portfolios available on BT Panorama. The Principal Global Real Estate Securities strategy aims to outperform the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed (Net) Index. It focuses on exploiting mispricing at a stock level by conducting detailed, bottom-up ...

FTSE Russell adds to local team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
A former lead of HESTA's responsible investment team has joined FTSE Russell as its head of sustainable investment for Australia and New Zealand, alongside another hires. In the newly created role, Jo Saleeba will be responsible for FTSE Russell's sustainable ...

Raiz expands to SMSF market

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... Core S+P 500, Russell Australian Responsible Investment, Global Sustainability Leaders ETF, iShares Global 100, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares, and iShares Global Healthcare. "Offering a custom portfolio gives our growing client base greater choice. ...

Chief economist update: More manna from UK Treasury

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... today, borrowing falls to 4.5% of GDP in 22-23, 3.5% in 23-24, then 2.9% and 2.8% in the following two years," he said. "The FTSE-100 index rose by 0.9% on the day of the budget announcement but fell by 0.4% the following day. This year to date, the ...

Raiz launches custom portfolio option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... Core S+P 500, Russell Australian Responsible Investment, Global Sustainability Leaders ETF, iShares Global 100, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares, and iShares Global Healthcare.

Lack of diversity major business risk: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... take. In 2021, SSGA will vote against the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee at companies in the S&P 500 and FTSE 100 that do not disclose the racial and ethnic composition of their boards. Further, from 2022, SSGA will also vote against ...