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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 ...

Global small caps outperform Aussie counterparts: SSGA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... Australian counterparts, offering higher annual returns and lower volatility. The US$3.6 trillion asset manager noted that the MSCI World Small Caps Index has yielded an 8.39% annual return over the last 22 years, outperforming the Australian small caps ...

Perpetual shutters innovation fund, Pendal funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... 2017 and invested in global companies benefiting from technological change and innovation. The fund aimed to outperform the MSCI All Countries World Net Total Return Index (AUD) before fees and taxes over rolling three-year periods. In the year to June ...

Wheelhouse repositions global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... about $100 million in assets under management, is now known as the Wheelhouse Global Fund. Its benchmark has changed from the MSCI World ex Australia Index to the RBA cash rate +2.5%. Its internal return target of over 8% per annum over a rolling 5-year ...

Janus Henderson launches new fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... corporations at different stages of economic and political development, targeting a total return before fees of 2.75% above the MSCI Emerging Markets Index over five years. US-based co-portfolio managers Daniel Graña and Matthew Culley will lead the ...

MSCI amplifies AI capabilities

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... gen AI platform Vertex AI and climate technology, including BigQuery Geospatial and Earth Engine, the solutions aim to help MSCI clients better manage portfolio risks and opportunities and make informed investment decisions. The partnership will focus ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ASIC said investments in the fund were based on the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions Float Adjusted Index and "Vanguard claimed the index excluded issuers with significant business ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ASIC said investments in the fund were based on the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions Float Adjusted Index and "Vanguard claimed the index excluded issuers with significant business ...

Commercial property deals stuck at 2011 levels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
... Sales of local commercial property assets have dropped to the lowest levels since 2011 for the second straight quarter, says MSCI. Latest data from MSCI shows transaction volumes in Q2 were down 61% year on year, coming in at $7 billion. This was down ...

CommSec launches global share trading platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... added are the Betashares Diversified All Growth (DHHF) and Australian Investment Grade Bond (CRED) ETFs, as well as VanEck MSCI Australian Sustainable Equity (GRNV). Commenting on the additions, Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said: "We warmly ...