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First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
First Super has appointed IFM Investors to manage a new indexed international equities strategy with a focus on governance and labour rights. The new strategy is designed to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of global (ex-Australia) publicly ...

ETFs gaining popularity with female investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... strategies and continue to invest in ETFs providing diversified, cost-effective exposure to Australian and International equities through our Australia 200 ETF and our Nasdaq-100 ETF." He added that Betashares expects the number of female investors using ...

Unpopular funds garner higher returns: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
According to a recent Rainmaker study, investors in international equities are making more money when they invest in products that are in net outflows. The analysis saw Rainmaker compare returns achieved by international equities products, calculated ...

Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... male-led funds were more exposed to healthcare, materials, professional services, energy and media. In international equities, women-led funds looked to the US with more exposure to Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple and Amazon. Male-led funds looked to Asia ...

Openmarkets secures chief financial officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... business to Marketech, further capital investment by an Australian private equity firm, the launch of its international equities trading solution and the appointment of chief operating officer Rob Forbes in November 2022. "As we pursue a significant ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for major equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... low-carbon, enhanced indexing mandate will see Robeco responsible for more than 20% of the super fund's international equities investments. NGS Super chief investment officer Ben Squires confirmed to FS Sustainability the mandate is for approximately ...

abrdn terminates funds amid transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... of its sustainable solutions. The abrdn Sustainable Australian Equity Fund and abrdn Select Sustainable International Equities Fund will both be shuttered. The fund manager said the decision follows a review of its product range. On the $42 million Sustainable ...

ETFs start 2023 with a bang: BetaShares

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... summer period." Fixed income strategy received the highest level of inflows at $233 million, followed by international equities ($169 million). Meanwhile, the usually popular Australian equities category was "shunned" by investors, which saw net outflows ...

Bloom raises $500k in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... sustainable investment, and being super transparent." The fund is comprised of a mix of Australian equities, international equities, infrastructure, domestic alternatives, fixed income and cash. Bloom has hit a key milestone reaching $1.6 million funds ...

Strengths and weaknesses in DC systems: Comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... said that most Australians use default investment options (MySuper), resulting in higher allocations to international equities, fixed income, private equity, private credit and infrastructure. "We understand that this breadth of allocation is of long-term ...