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Fund managers embrace China exposure: Zenith

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... World indices, a move that was well-received by global investors seeking improved access to Chinese stocks. In the same year FTSE Russell announced it promoted China A-Shares to emerging market status. From June 2019, they will be included in FTSE Russell's ...

No-deal Brexit prolongs market uncertainty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... voted 'no' and 202 voted 'yes.' Under UK law, a motion of no confidence could trigger an early election. The FTSE recorded a 0.58% increase to 6895.02, while other major indices such as the DJIA rose 0.65% to 24,065.59. Saxo Capital Markets ...

Chief economist update: disUnited Kingdom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... the British pound has generally traded sideways after recovering all of its losses following the Brexit referendum and the FTSE-100 index even reached an all-time high of 7,877.45 points in May of 2018. But as EU president Donald Tusk declared: "The ...

FTSE Russell expands ESG research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
FTSE Russell formed a global ESG research partnership with Sustainalytics, as investors demand ESG integration within their strategies. The partnership will allow the firm to develop a new set of ESG indexes, with Sustainalytics' ESG risk ratings research ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... companies benchmarked against the Index Industry Association (IIA) estimate of 3.3 million indices - about 70 times more. FTSE Russell managing director of global markets research Philip Lawlor says the role of the index provider is changing shape rapidly ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... opportunities in events like this, Thomas adds. From a UK equities perspective, the executive points out that about 75% of FTSE companies' revenues are generated overseas. A hard Brexit or no deal would most likely see a currency depreciation meaning ...

Growth spurs new hires at Australian Unity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... Investment Management, before joining Legal and General Investment Management - the £984 billion investment management arm of FTSE 100 British financial services company Legal and General.

BennBridge boutique launches small caps fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... Companies fund from 2006 to 2017. Warren joined him in 2010. During their reign, the fund returned 435% versus the benchmark FTSE Small Cap Index of 114%. The new fund will sit alongside the team's £500m ($920.3m) UK absolute return strategy.

Vanguard to launch new ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... and energy. It is the lowest cost global infrastructure ETF currently available, Vanguard said. It is benchmarked to the FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure Index (with net dividends reinvested). "The addition of these ETFs provides additional building ...

Chief economist update: US bond yield jump made FTSE slump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
The FTSE 100 index fell by 0.4% on September 13 - the day when the Bank of England (BOE) met and announced no change in monetary policy settings, keeping the bank rate at 0.75% (after the 25bps lift in August). While the BOE's move was widely expected ...