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Australian Retirement Trust applies new investment exclusion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... have indirect exposure to companies involved in the mining of thermal coal. The fund added that it will rely on data from MSCI to implement the exclusion. The thermal coal exclusion will not apply to companies deriving revenue from metallurgical coal ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... ClearBridge Global Growth Fund invests in 60 to 100 growth companies and aims to deliver above-market returns. The fund tracks the MSCI AC World (Net) (AUD) Index and invests namely in the technology, financials, healthcare, consumer discretionary, industrials ...

Franklin Templeton's Brandywine Global launches new fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... investors. The $2.4 trillion asset manager said the fund will invest in 60 to 100 global companies and seek to outperform the MSCI ACWI Index. Franklin Templeton managing director Felicity Walsh said the fund broadens its local suite of global equity ...

Russell Investments introduces new ESG-focused ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... closed to new money or not immediately available to Australian investors. RGOS aims to out outperform its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Net Index, before costs and tax, with a fee of 0.95% per annum on assets under management. Russell Investments ...

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 ...

Low investor demand sees equities funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... factsheet, as at January end it had $494 million in funds under management. Since its May 2019 inception, it had outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets New Total Return Index, recording a return of 3.79% against the index's 2.76%.

BlackRock iShares adds to factor ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... Australia. 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 ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... TelstraSuper's holding in Elbit is less than 0.001% of total AUM - which is held in a passive equity strategy that replicates the MSCI World Index. Similarly, AustralianSuper has less than $150,000 sitting Elbit in a passive index investment. "To ...

Macquarie brings long-awaited ETFs to market

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... senior portfolio managers David Hanna and Andrew Vonthethoff. Finally, MQWS targets a long-term total return that exceeds the MSCI World ex-Australia Index (in AUD unhedged) with net dividends reinvested, investing in companies capable of generating ...

Betashares to bring Cash Flow Kings ETF to market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... cash flow generation. Some of the companies include Microsoft, Visa and Adobe. The index it will track has outperformed the MSCI World ex-Australia Index by 2.31% per annum since May 2006, the fund manager said. The management fee will be priced at 0.40%. ...
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