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Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... lower had it not been for smokers with young children and building a house contributing to the pick-up in the consumer price index. To wit: "The December quarter CPI was primarily impacted by an increase in tobacco excise and the introduction, continuation ...

BlackRock reinforces commitment to ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... investment stewardship engagement. Where companies are not progressing on those risks, BlackRock will vote against management in index portfolio-held shares and will also consider divestment in discretionary active portfolios because of the risk to client ...

BlackRock readies for crypto exposure

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... currencies (including bitcoin), interest rates, credit events or indices (a measure of value or rates, such as the S&P 500 Index or the prime lending rate)," SEC Form 497 shows. The documents refer to several risks involved in using derivatives, specifically ...

Hyperion makes foray into active ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... unlisted fund which is 0.70% per annum management fee and a 20% performance fee above the benchmark (MSCI World Accumulation Index). Lead managers Mark Arnold and Jason Orthman said the firm decided to launch an active ETF due to the increased demand ...

Global equities continue to soar: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... core products outperformed the high-performance category of 10.5% p.a. and 7.5% p.a. respectively. Both failed to beat the index's performance of 11.2% p.a. Products with lower active risk outperformed those with higher tracking errors in both Aussie ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... rise in US equities, with all benchmark indices rallying to record highs, 10-year US bond yields slipping, and, the VIX index - the fear gauge - dropping by 7.1% to 21.58 points. More so this time that the US executive, monetary and fiscal branches of ...

Vanguard growth ETFs shine

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... actively managed wholesale funds in the growth category, new Rainmaker research finds. Vanguard Diversified High Growth Index ETF (VDHG) and Vanguard Diversified Growth Index ETF (VDGR) delivered 10.5% p.a. and 9.1% p.a. respectively over a three-year ...

Natixis launches racial equity strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... launched a set of portfolios that aim to identify public companies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Active Index Advisors (AIA) Racial Equity Portfolios tracks the S&P 500 using research and its proprietary data to invest in companies that ...

Morningstar introduces new platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
Morningstar has launched a new platform that helps advisers, traders and market analysts stay on top of market movements. Morningstar Market Monitoring provides real-time data, market insights and newsfeeds. The platform has 40 configurable web components ...

Macquarie IM the nation's largest manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
Macquarie Investment Management has knocked off AMP Capital as the largest Australian-owned fund manager according to asset size, new Rainmaker data reveals. AMP Capital suffered a $40 billion drop in funds under management in the year to September ...