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IFM Investors ready to ramp up corporate lending

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... diligence on private deals as opposed to playing in just the fixed income market." The corporate lending portfolio lends to large ASX-listed companies (via corporate bonds, private placements and institutional loans) to mid-market companies with $15 ...

Fees drop at Raiz

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... fees, after the firm passed on cuts to the fees of two of the ETFs its flagship product invests in. Fees on both the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF (STW) and the iShares Core Composite Bond ETF (IAF) have dropped to the tune of 0.06% and 0.05% respectively. The ...

New ETFs see success as UBS suspends funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... while six UBS products exited the market. The products included ETF Securities' ETFS FANG+ ETF on March 2, BetaShares' S&P/ASX Australian Technology ETF launched March 4, and Van Eck's Emerging Income Opportunities Active ETF on February 13. ETF securities ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... caps have largely outperformed. During March, small caps performed broadly in line with their larger counterparts, with the ASX Small Ordinaries Index dropping 20%, compared to the S&P/ASX 50's fall of 17.3%. Since the beginning of April, both small ...

COVID-19 recovery plans must heed climate science

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
A global network of companies, including ASX-listed Australian Ethical, is urging governments to pay heed to climate science in their COVID-19 recovery plans. UN Global Compact includes 155 companies that employ over five million people and have a combined ...

Australian ETF market shows strength

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... found the ETF market size has tripled since 2016 and has become the preferred way to access diversified investments on the ASX, surpassing Listed Investment Companies (LICs). The report said socially responsible investing has become the most popular ...

Gender diversity improves, cultural diversity falls: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... with the number of boards chaired by women lifting for the third year in a row, and with 561 of the 2004 board seats of the ASX 300 now filled by women. This was an increase of 28 from last year, and was also accompanied by a rise in the number of boards ...

Boutique launches sustainable Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... direction," the strategy's lead portfolio manager Will Baylis said. It will hold about 55 securities and aim to beat the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index over rolling three-year periods. The fund is priced at 64 bps per year in management fees (negotiable ...

Currency-hedged ETFs gather pace

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... 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 the local ETF market to $61.3 billion in funds under management. Investors were most attracted by ...

Pendal awards registry mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
ASX-listed Pendal Group has picked a new unit registry provider for $19 billion in funds under administration across its Australian funds. Mainstream Group Holdings'Australian business has entered a five-plus-five-year agreement with Pendal to provide ...