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Downward fee trend hits ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... fees, according to new research from bfinance. The study's key findings include a reduction in the cost of active global equities strategies with ESG requirements, where the median fee for a 100 million mandate has decreased by 14% since 2016. Bfinance ...

LICs, LITs move away from Aussie equities

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
Listed investment companies (LICs) and listed investment trusts (LITs) have moved away from Australian equities and are experiencing growth in property, credit and global equities. New research from Listed Investment Companies and Trusts Association ...

InvestSMART launches ethical product

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... ethical portfolio to its investment menu. The Ethical Growth Portfolio invests in five to 15 ethical ETFs across Australian equities, international equities and bonds. The Morningstar Australia Moderate Target Allocation NR AUD is the benchmark. The ...

Willis Towers Watson expands investment team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
... based in Sydney. He also joins from Morningstar where he was a research analyst responsible for manager research across equities, listed real assets, fixed income and multi-asset strategies. "It's great to welcome Ellie, Grace, Ksenia, and Ed to our ...

Super funds up offshore investments: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
Based on their currency hedging strategies, superannuation funds increasingly look offshore not only to invest in equities but also to gain more exposure to unlisted assets. According to NAB's 2021 Superannuation FX survey of 54 super funds, allocations ...

Orbis Australia announces leadership changes

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... Orbis Australia has built solid, long-term institutional partnerships in Australia since bringing its flagship global equities offering to institutional clients in 2005. In that time, institutional client assets have grown to $13.7 billion under management. ...

Unlisted unit trust conversions boost ETP sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... and regular active ETPs accounts for the remaining 21%," Rainmaker said. Equity ETPs, being two-thirds international equities and one-third Australian equities, hold $79 billion or 63% of the market. Ten percent of the sector invests in fixed interest ...

Aware Super progresses net zero efforts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... 2050, including a 45% emissions reduction in its portfolio by 2030 and a minimum 30% emissions reduction in its listed equities portfolio by 2023. "We know that climate change is one of the most significant long-term financial risks to our portfolio ...

BetaShares introduces suite of ethical SMAs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... first ETF manager to launch such a product to advisers. The BetaShares Australian Sustainability Leaders SMA holds direct equities and will provide exposure to Australian companies that meet strict sustainability and ethical standards. The portfolio ...

U Ethical names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... our investors and stakeholders expect." Fernie is currently U Ethical's deputy chief investment officer and head of equities, a role he's held since 2017. He was selected as Cook's successor following an extensive external search earlier ...