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Cboe Chi-X takeover progresses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... there is going to be greater pricing tension and greater competition available in the market when it comes to ETFs, be they active or passive," Jokovic said. "From December of last year there has been about 15 new ETFs come to market. We've done eight ...

ACSI launches new climate change policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... long-term investors, this poses a serious challenge to long-term value creation across investment portfolios." She added that active engagement with ASX200 companies has already led to improvement in practices. The new policy outlines what ACSI members ...

Fidelity portfolio manager resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... The strategy invests in 30-50 emerging markets companies and has been running since 2013. In 2018, Fidelity launched an active ETF based on the strategy. It said the strategy's benchmarks or objectives will not change. Duffy joined Fidelity in 2004 and ...

Perennial establishes ESG boutique

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... boutique investment business. Perennial Better Future will include the Perennial Better Future Trust and the associated active ETF, the eInvest Better Future Fund (IMPQ) and will also manage ESG initiatives across the Perennial group. The new boutique ...

Rest launches low-cost SRI option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... speaking to our members first, we gauged the importance to them of having an SRI option available, and then gave them an active role in shaping the name, inclusions and exclusions of this new option." Among other things, members were asked what industries ...

Value managers fight back: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... Survey revealed the top five funds that delivered above-median returns are Allan Gray Australian Equity, Ausbil Australian Active Equity, ECP AM All Cap, Martin Currie Australia Value Equity and Perennial Concentrated Australian Shares. Three out of ...

Managed accounts prop up platforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... to Financial Standard recently, AMP director of wrap product Shaune Egan said he saw a drastic increase in the number of active users on MyNorth from 38,000 at the end of 2019 to 50,000 at the end of 2020. This traction has led to 10 times growth in ...

Equity Trustees adds new client

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... UCITS services to a newly launched fund in the UK. Gate Capital Group's The Written Fund invests in equities and has an active equity option writing strategy. "We're pleased to have been chosen by Gate Capital to partner with them on the development ...

ETFs crack $100bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
Nearly 20 years after ETFs started trading in Australia, their total assets crossed $102 billion at the end of March. There are now 220 ETFs listed on the ASX. In March, their investors made roughly 18,685 ETF trades a day with average daily trading ...

ARK Innovation ETF cops neutral rating

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
Despite delivering a stellar performance, star fund manager Catherine Wood's ARK Innovation ETF has been slapped with a neutral rating from Morningstar. Morningstar strategist Robby Greengold said personnel issues and lax risk controls could be ...