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YouTube fundie called out by FCA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... will see a much more liquid portfolio, focussed on undervalued companies the majority of which it says will be within the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250. "It is important to note that, because the fund is suspended, there are no redemptions and the Woodford team ...

BetaShares launches FTSE 100 ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... It started trading on the ASX this morning with the ticker code F100. The passive ETF will track the market cap weighted FTSE 100 Index. The management costs are 0.45%. The fund's assets are denominated in British Pounds and hence, the AUD value ...

Beyond the China A shares hype

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... China A large cap stocks from 5% to 10%, and will further increase its exposure in 5% increments over August and November. FTSE Russell completed the first phase of its inclusion in June in which 5.5% of its emerging market index comprised China A shares. ...

New climate risk government bond index launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... allowing investors to incorporate climate change risk considerations into portfolios for the first time. Global index provider FTSE Russell launched the FTSE Climate Risk-Adjusted World Government Bond Index (Climate WGBI) yesterday, allowing investors ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... value or momentum fell below sovereign expectations, driving a move towards multi-factor approaches. This is similar to a FTSE Russell study from last month which found multi-factor smart beta approaches were proving to be the most popular with asset ...

Chief economist update: Surveys back All Ords climb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... intraday all-time high on August 20, it's returned only 17.5% over the same period. The Euro Stoxx-50 index is up 15.8%; the FTSE-100 gained 10% and the Nikkei-225 index rose by a mere 6.2%. Aside from the optimism brought on by the (near) bull market ...

Smart beta now mainstream for instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... institutional asset owners are now using smart beta strategies in their portfolios, according to a new survey of 178 instos by FTSE Russell. Adoption has doubled what it was five years ago when roughly three in 10 used smart beta. Last year saw a rise ...

Downgrade follows fund manager YouTube apology

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... exposure to illiquid, off-market investments and Woodford said capital will be redeployed into "more conventional" stocks in the FTSE 350. "I'm incredibly sorry that we've had to take this decision. We will keep our investors informed. We will use this ...

Chief economist update: Countdown to T-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... still up this year to date. The S&P 500 remains 14.5% higher since the start of 2019; the Euro Stoxx-50 is up 11.6%; the FTSE-100 is 7.1% higher; the Nikkei-225's 6.9% in the black; the S&P/ASX 200 index is still 11.8% on the up; and China's ...

Chief economist update: A good problem to have?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... stood at 1.9% in the year to March). Sterling's effective exchange rate has appreciated by 3% this year to date while the FTSE-100 index gained 10.6% over the same period. This is a no-brainer given the latest UK survey stats. Consumer confidence ...