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Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... the incorporation of ESG criteria in investment decisions. "Greenwashing concerns remained a persistent concern for investors."

Global dividend strength to continue: Plato

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... the gap between the Commonwealth Bank and global banks is rapidly shrinking. In fact, for some banks like US Bancorp, investors can actually achieve a higher net yield by investing overseas compared to CBA." Pennell said the yield story is even more ...

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... circumstances led to the glitch, the ASX traced the root cause to the introduction of mFunds in 2014. mFunds enabled investors to access unlisted managed funds via their broker using CHESS, and in batch settlement, each individual mFund with transactions ...

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... reconstitution activity of four other popular indices - FTSE 100, S&P/TSX 60, EURO STOXX 50, and Nikkei 225 between 2014 to 2023. Investors in the local index tend to pay 8% more on average to buy shares on the rebalance date compared to the month prior. ...

Super moves: ART, QIC, Rest, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... quantitative products, having spent over a decade in similar roles at First Sentier Investors' quant business, RQI Investors. She joined First Sentier in 2004 to manage several indexed equity strategies and supply quantitative analysis to the broader ...

Fidelity picks Southeast Asia lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... many innovative partnerships develop in the past couple of years. " Fidelity International has supported clients and investors here for over 20 years. Under Wildon's leadership, we will continue to bring the best of Fidelity's global research ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... glossy statements and governance metrics quoted in annual reports - when making investment decisions, the firm added. Investors would be wise to sharpen their focus on management quality and corporate governance to avoid being caught off guard, as companies ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... Australian Ethical is betting on the tech sector - and primarily artificial intelligence (AI) - being major themes for investors in 2025. Australian Ethical said while technology and AI drove market performance to new highs in 2024, it is looking for ...

One in three investors to boost private credit holdings: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
According to a new study, more than one in three investors are planning to increase their allocation to private credit this year. Private credit has been one of the "most dynamic" sectors of the alternative assets market over the past decade, with plenty ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... participate in the initiative based on their circumstances," a spokesperson said. However, IGCC clarified that 90 new investors have joined CA100+ since July 2023, "far more than those that have withdrawn during the same period". In July, 64 asset owners ...