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Macquarie AM, Mirova seal distribution deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... fund seeks positive social and environmental impact through investments in 40-60 global stocks and aims to outperform the MSCI World Index. Current top holdings include Microsoft, Mastercard, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Danaher Corp, with most of the ...

Schroders launches new fund, wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... fees, over rolling three-year periods, within a tracking error limit. The composite benchmark is an equally weighted blend of MSCI All Country World, Ex-Australia, Equities Index and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, Schroders said ...

Ironbark brings new global small companies fund to Aussie investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... Apis Capital Advisors (Apis) to launch the Ironbark Apis Global Small Companies Fund. The new fund aims to outperform the MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index AUD (after fees) over five to seven years. To do this, Apis uses a fundamental approach to construct a ...

Vanguard suspends trading in Russian securities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... Templeton had less than 0.5% of assets under management at a firm level in Russia and Belarus. It also follows decisions by MSCI and FTSE Russell to remove Russia from their equity indexes. MSCI has reclassified Russia as a Standalone Market, while FTSE ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... the basket that is 20% above the current price and the median five-year total return has been 138% which is better than the MSCI World Index. "Companies with female leadership have typically outperformed massively from a share price perspective. But ...

MSCI, FTSE Russell drop Russia from indexes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
Both MSCI and FTSE Russell have moved to drop Russian equities from their indexes and reclassify the country, citing accessibility requirements. The index providers announced their decisions yesterday, to take effect next week. MSCI said the MSCI Russia ...

MSCI downgrades Russia's ESG rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... of ESG risk factors may affect the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of its economy, ranging from AAA to CCC. MSCI's ratings methodology applies a 50% weight for governance, 25% for social, and 25% for environmental. MSCI said it believes ...

EM investors brace for geopolitical impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... developments very closely, with the twin goals of being risk-aware and prioritising client interests". "Following a 14% rally in the MSCI Russia Index in 2021, the index has posted double-digit declines in 2022 as investors factor in the risk of sanctions ...

ETF industry loses $5bn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... Australia 200 ETF saw the greatest inflows for the month, followed by the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF and the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF. In comparison, while it remains one of the largest ETFs, the iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ...

Munro launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... investing in units of an underlying fund, the Munro Concentrated Global Growth Fund. It aims to achieve a return greater than the MSCI World (Ex-Australia) Index over a five-to-seven-year period. Munro Partners chief investment officer Nick Griffin said ...