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Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... in the league tables. It returned 8.7% over the three years to November 2024, and 24.4% over 12 months. Tracking the MSCI World Index, the option excludes nuclear energy and uranium, old growth forest logging, tobacco, weapons, and banks and new fossil ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... and benchmarks. Notably, MicroStrategy (MSTR), which trades on the NASDAQ and invests in Bitcoin, is a member of the MSCI World ex-Australia index - the benchmark set by the Your Future, Your Super framework. Cryptocurrency-exchange Coinbase (COIN) ...

TWC launches Global Wealth Creators Fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... to wholesale and institutional investors. The actively managed fund aims to deliver annual returns of 3-4% above the MSCI World index, in a concentrated portfolio of 15-30 business across technology, communication services, industrial, health care, consumer ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... armament and technology-focused ETFs around the first-year anniversary of Hamas' attack. It's no surprise that the MSCI World Aerospace and Defense Index continues to outpace the MSCI World, shooting up 45.3% in the year to September versus 32.4% ...

Betashares launches defence ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... headquartered in NATO member and major NATO-ally countries, such as Australia, Japan, and South Korea," he said. The MSCI World Aerospace and Defense Index, which comprises large- and mid-cap stocks from 23 developed countries, shot up 45.3% in the year ...

VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... underrepresented in broader benchmarks. The S&P/ASX 200 index has zero exposure to military and defence industries, while the MSCI World ex Australia index has just 1.95% exposure. The sectors, however, have historically outperformed the broader market. ...

DNR Capital introduces new global equity fund manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... investment administration. The fund has returned 9.53% since its inception in December 2023. It has outperformed the MSCI World SMID Total Return Index by 1.42%. Tura Capital portfolio manager Brad Partridge explained that the investment process is designed ...

ETF price war heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... little effect on overall asset weighted fees. "This was primarily due to the success of its largest product, the VanEck MSCI World Ex-Australia Quality ETF, which increased its share of VanEck's product suite from 28% to 32%, and the fact the product ...

Two new ETFs for Franklin Templeton

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... operating in developed and emerging markets from around the world other than in Australia. The fund aims to outperform the MSCI World ex Australia Index net of returns, after fees and expenses but before taxes over the medium to longer term. FRGG portfolio ...

BlackRock iShares adds to factor ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... BlackRock iShares is introducing three new ETFs later this month, while also making changes to its existing iShares MSCI World Minimum Volatility ETF (WVOL). The iShares MSCI World ex Australia Momentum ETF (IMTM) will track the index of the same name ...
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Ausfood Super appoints chief executive

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Australian Food Super, the superannuation fund set up for employees in the meat industry, has named Michael Sykes as its new CEO.

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

KARREN VERGARA
The ASX said the outage from last month largely stemmed from the now-defunct mFunds and will subsequently credit participants $1 million to make amends.

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA
Investing in the S&P/ASX 300 on a day it rebalances puts an 8% premium on share prices, a phenomenon that follows major global indices, new research from Dimensional Fund Advisors finds.

Rest appoints first-ever chief of staff

ANDREW MCKEAN
Rest has appointed a senior wealth management leader and superannuation expert from Insignia Financial to take the reins as chief of staff.

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