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Janus Henderson launches new fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... corporations at different stages of economic and political development, targeting a total return before fees of 2.75% above the MSCI Emerging Markets Index over five years. US-based co-portfolio managers Daniel Graña and Matthew Culley will lead the ...

MSCI amplifies AI capabilities

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... gen AI platform Vertex AI and climate technology, including BigQuery Geospatial and Earth Engine, the solutions aim to help MSCI clients better manage portfolio risks and opportunities and make informed investment decisions. The partnership will focus ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ASIC said investments in the fund were based on the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions Float Adjusted Index and "Vanguard claimed the index excluded issuers with significant business ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ASIC said investments in the fund were based on the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions Float Adjusted Index and "Vanguard claimed the index excluded issuers with significant business ...

Commercial property deals stuck at 2011 levels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
... Sales of local commercial property assets have dropped to the lowest levels since 2011 for the second straight quarter, says MSCI. Latest data from MSCI shows transaction volumes in Q2 were down 61% year on year, coming in at $7 billion. This was down ...

CommSec launches global share trading platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... added are the Betashares Diversified All Growth (DHHF) and Australian Investment Grade Bond (CRED) ETFs, as well as VanEck MSCI Australian Sustainable Equity (GRNV). Commenting on the additions, Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said: "We warmly ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ASIC said investments in the fund were based on the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions Float Adjusted Index and "Vanguard claimed the index excluded issuers with significant business ...

AI-fuelled narrow market challenges diversification: Epoch

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... size of the returns, but also the size in the benchmark." This has magnified to the point where it's also impacting the MSCI World 1500 stock benchmark, where seven stocks are accounting for 50% of the return. This becomes difficult when you want ...

Office sector down 8%: MSCI

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... estate sector continues to take a beating, suffering an 8% devaluation to its capital in the last financial year, according to MSCI. Commercial real estate funds returned -4.4% for investors and provided a measly 3.7% in income during the period. In ...

Smart beta ETP market share matures: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... market dominance, holding a 48.7% market share in smart beta ETPs with $4.4 billion in AUM across 13 products. The VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF (QUAL) was the largest smart beta ETP in the Australian market, with $2 billion in assets. It was ...