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Mid and small-caps outperform in 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... measuring the performance of active funds against their respective benchmark indices - and mid and small-caps have come out on top. Surveying returns from 829 Australian equity funds, 420 international equity funds and 115 Australian bond funds, the ...

HESTA appoints GM, internalises investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... internalisation plans. Both roles will report directly to Sawtell-Rickson. The head of portfolio design will focus on the top down aspects of the portfolio, including portfolio construction and risk analysis, economic and market research, and strategic ...

Why Phillip Morris gets ESG points

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
Ariel Investments chief investment officer Rupal J. Bhansali shared her contrarian views on ESG investing and why Phillip Morris International makes the cut. "Because we are risk aware managers we are going to be ESG aware," Bhansali said. "We believe ...

How to ensure clients will pay higher fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
As the cost of financial advice continues to rise, financial advisers are going to have to make some hard calls when it comes to who they can feasibly continue servicing. Association of Financial Advisers' general manager of policy and professionalism ...

Climate threat pushes Aussies to sustainability

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... (82.4%) as the two main ways they incorporate ESG into their investment decisions. It found that tobacco and weapons were the top two exclusions for both asset owners and Australian mutual funds alike. The exclusion of fossil fuel companies, Cerulli ...

Academics protest UniSuper investments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... employees. As such it should be at the vanguard of climate policy," Market Forces said. Noting the fund only discloses its top 20 Australian and international shareholdings, the group claimed "at least 10% of the fund's Australian share holdings are ...

Three ETFs axed by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... no longer publish qualitative research on iShares MSCI Japan (IJP), iShares China Large-Cap (IZZ) and BetaShares Australian Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser (YMAX). It will also remove the analyst rating and reports on the three ETFs after March 20. "Morningstar ...

All-tech index offers new opps in financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... to be excited about," he said. The index (XTX) goes live on Monday, February 24. Xero, Computershare and afterpay are the top three shares on launch.

GAM profits fall 92%, management team overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... one-off cash reward. It will also not propose a dividend. "I want to make sure that we're setting the right tone from the top of the firm and that is that we're accountable and committed," Sanderson said. The manager will also trim its group ...

Morgan Stanley acquires E*TRADE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... employees," Gorman said. "E*TRADE's products, innovation in technology, and established brand will help position Morgan Stanley as a top player across all three channels: financial advisory, self-directed, and workplace." "In addition, this continues ...