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Active versus passive: The debate continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... are asset gathering machines, and that's why you've seen a lot of these large mergers of which I am yet to see a version that's actually worked well," Jain said. "This is a cottage industry, they are supposed to be boutiques and it has changed ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... the rebalance resulted in some changes that hit the headlines-most notably, the removal of Facebook from the sustainable version of the iconic S&P 500," said S&P head of ESG product strategy, North America Mona Naqvi. "With markets currently in turmoil ...

Currency-hedged ETFs gather pace

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
Currency-hedged funds took four of the top 10 spots in ETF inflow league tables for April, in what may suggest local investors' conviction to a change in US dollar's strength. April saw net inflows of about $1 billion into ASX-listed ETFs, taking ...

State Street fund purges tobacco, weapons

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
State Street's international equities trust, which tracks MSCI World ex Australia, is set to exclude tobacco and controversial weapons. It will make the changes from July 1, for both the hedged and unhedged versions of the State Street International ...

Morningstar downgrades two Vanguard funds to neutral

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... basis points to 16 basis points in July 2019," Morningstar analyst Edward Huynh said in a research note. "However, this version still retains its base fee of 75 basis points, and whilst that's still cheaper than most active rivals, it's significantly ...

Opportunity for the brave: High yield credit

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
There are opportunities for investors in the high yield market in the current environment, but only for the brave. That's according to Daintree Capital director and credit portfolio manager Mark Mitchell, who warned retail investors to steer clear of ...

Northern Trust takes report centre to the cloud

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
Northern Trust has begun beta-testing a new cloud-based version of its Online Report Centre tool, as it plans to bring the update to all clients later this year. The global asset servicing services giant is set to roll out a new version of its Online ...

FPA launches new ROA solution template

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has launched a digital version of the Record of Advice (ROA) solution 'template' to support members who have been inundated with requests for advice, following the strong demand for early super access. ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone good news to get worse before it gets better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... This relative optimism is reflected in the sharp drop in the VStoxx (Euro Stoxx 50 Volatility Index) - the eurozone's version of the fear gauge - from a near-GFC high reading of 85.62 points on the 16th of March this year to 38.32 points as at 4th ...

Industry fund revalues unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... infrastructure as 100% growth," Statewide said. "We've also named our default MySuper option simply "MySuper" for the accumulation version and "Growth" for our pension product. "For most of the time this was deemed to be a little too conservative but ...