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Vanguard, Fidelity, BetaShares rank low on ESG: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... 2017, a small team of five ESG analysts leverage sustainability data from third-party vendors and collaborate with the asset-class analysts to assign companies ESG ratings that take the form of a six-tier, alphabetical, sector-relative scale." Editor's ...

Macquarie to offer private market solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... access to diversification into private markets. "Together we are striving to provide private market access for a fast-growing class of retail investors. Wilshire Associates, a trusted fiduciary with a reputation as a skilled allocator for some of the ...

Bloomberg indices to rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
Bloomberg will rebrand one of its widely-referenced indices on 24 August 2021. The Bloomberg Barclays fixed income benchmark indices will soon be known as the Bloomberg Indices. The move is part of a co-branding agreement with Barclays Risk Analytics ...

Morningstar adds ESG to analysis

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... the firm's philosophy and process, resources and active ownership. Those funds rated as leaders are considered as best in class and have a fully incorporated ESG analysis in the investment process from screening to selection, construction and risk management. ...

Former HESTA chair joins Assemble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
Build-to-rent developer Assemble announced a newly formed board with a former HESTA chair appointed as independent chair. Two AustralianSuper executives have also joined the board. Angela Emslie will take on the role with the new-look board also comprising ...

AMP Capital shutters Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... longer-term expanded global remit, we have decided to close the fund," an AMP Capital spokesperson said. The off-platform class whose returns AMP Capital publishes on its website, returned 2.98% p.a. since its 2007 inception net of fees (81 bps per year),which ...

Industry fund slashes admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... changes to its investment strategy, which included reducing exposure to property and global shares and introducing a new asset class. LGIAsuper is mulling a potential merger with Energy Super, which would contribute about $7.5 billion in assets to create ...

ASX market outage lasts all day

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
The ASX equity market paused trading this morning, and will not open until tomorrow morning. The market will not open again until 10am tomorrow as the ASX works to fix the issue. Today was the go-live for the refreshed ASX Trade system, which is the ...

Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... remain intact." Adding to this, Morris said demand is unlikely to abate anytime soon. "This is a major sea change in an asset class once dismissed by many as a 'fad'. Investors are seeing its huge potential as a store of value and a credible diversifier ...

Pengana launches new Israel equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
Pengana Capital is partnering with an Israeli fund manager to launch a new tech-focused fund that invests in 30 stocks for local wholesale investors. The Pengana Alpha Israel Fund is managed by Alpha LTI, an equities boutique founded in 2005 that currently ...