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MSCI reclassifies Pakistan to frontier market

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
The index provider will reclassify Pakistan from emerging to frontier, on the back of size and liquidity. MSCI will implement the change in a single step in November, alongside its semi-annual index review (SAIR). "Although the Pakistani equity market ...

Benchmarks for super property investments selected

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
Treasury has selected two MSCI indexes to serve as benchmarks for super funds investing in property under the Your Future, Your Super reforms. The MSCI/Mercer Australia Core Wholesale Monthly Property Fund Index and MSCI Australia Quarterly Private ...

Bennelong launches emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... generate absolute long-term returns by investing responsibly in emerging markets. It holds up to 80 stocks and benchmarks the MSCI Emerging Market Index. Edinburgh-based Skerryvore lead portfolio manager Glen Finegan said the fund does not invest in ...

MSCI acquires Real Capital Analytics

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
MSCI will pay US$950 million cash to acquire data and analytics company Real Capital Analytics. MSCI said the logic behind the acquisition was grounded in a desire to expand its data solutions - especially in real estate. Real Capital Analytics provides ...

EQT partners with ETF specialist

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... launch the EQT Eight Bays Global Fund, which invests in ETFs listed in global stock exchanges aiming to deliver 2-3% above the MSCI ACWI ex Australia Index. The fund invests in sectors such as information technology, cyber security, communications services ...

Royce Investment Partners launches small-cap fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... strong capital allocators and businesses with attractive reinvestment prospects. Royce is targeting returns that exceed the MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index in Australian dollars over three to five years. Managing director of Franklin Templeton ...

NGS Super awards $150m small caps mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... company. The US$1.6 billion strategy has been running since April 2016, returning 22.24% p.a. (net of fees, in USD) to the MSCI ACWI small return's 13.49% p.a. from inception to June end. It invests in both developed and emerging countries, with ...

PineBridge launches Asia small caps fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... managers in the world. In USD terms, the underlying fund returned 14.61% p.a. since October 2008 to May end, compared to MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Net Return's 9.46% p.a. over the period. It is ranked #1 of 15 peers by Morningstar, as at May ...

Northern Trust launches low carbon strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... that is seeking a reduction in carbon intensity in the portfolio and potential emissions from fossil fuels relative to the MSCI World Index. Since inception, QLV Low Carbon has seen a 50% reduction in carbon intensity relative to the benchmark. It also ...

Demand soars for global equities ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... record with over $2 billion in inflows, namely across Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS, $766 million), Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS, $404 million) and Vanguard Diversified High Growth ETF (VDHG, $391 million). "It's ...