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GBST partners with MSCI for after-tax services

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... of the GBST Quant solution to the benefit of the many MSCI-benchmarked investors in Australia. MSCI Indices, such as MSCI World, MSCI Emerging Markets, MSCI Asia and MSCI Europe are widely used indices for global equities benchmarks by Australian superannuation ...

Maple-Brown Abbott global infra fund added to platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... achieved considerably less volatility (9.7%) when compared to broader equity markets such as the S&P 500 (11.5%) and the MSCI World (11.8%). As at 30 September 2015, the fund has over $248 million in funds under management, including over $47 million ...

PM Capital wins Zenith award

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... Pittard. "This approach has enabled us to provide our investors with a total excess return after fees of 259% above the MSCI World index since inception in 1998." Pittard added, "Being a value investor, or contrarian investor as it is often called, we ...

Neuberger Berman launches global equities fund in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... developed and emerging markets. It is based on the firm's Systematic Global Equity strategy, which has outperformed the MSCI World Index by 3.55% per annum over 5 years. The Australian vehicle is benchmarked to the MSCI All Country World Index, excluding ...

SSgA launches smart beta multi factor ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... Advisors (SSGA) has launched a smart beta exchange traded fund (ETF) that combines value, volatility and quality. The SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix Fund tracks the MSCI World Quality Mix Index and has been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). ...

Tempo gets Lonsec rating

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... at BT Investment Management. Tempo's Global Equity Fund is an active investment strategy that aims to outperform the MSCI World over the long term. Tempo builds better beta in global equities through its equally weighted multi-factor approach to portfolio ...

Magellan doubles profit, boosts FUM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... to $36.4 billion. Magellan's flagship Global Fund delivered 29.5% after fees for the year, compared to 24.6% of the MSCI World NTR Index. The Magellan Infrastructure Fund returned 12.3% compared to 7.5% of the Global Infrastructure Benchmark, while returns ...

Greece, China damage global hedge fund returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... first monthly loss this year in June, when returns fell 1.19% globally. However, hedge funds still outperformed the MSCI World Index, which fell 2.88% during the same period. Asia ex-Japan hedge funds took the biggest hit and suffered their worst month ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... boost foreign flows. The country currently represents around 25% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and about 2% of the MSCI World Index. But the percentages could grow to 40% and 14% respectively when Yuan-denominated equities, or A-Shares, are included ...

Van Eck lists first A-shares ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... partnership with Chinese fund manager China Asset Management Company (ChinaAMC). While China only represents 1.72% of the MSCI World All Countries Index, it is 30% of the world economy. "This is a large gap that is going to be filled first by indices ...