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BlackRock lists three ESG ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
sustainability focus. The three funds are the iShares Core MSCI Australia ESG Leaders ETF (IESG), iShares Core MSCI World Ex Australia ESG Leaders ETF (IWLD) and iShares Core MSCI World ex Australia ESG Leaders (AUD Hedged) ETF (IHWL). IESG seeks to ...

Copia launches impact fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... capability and existing institutional relationships across Australia." The performance objective of the fund is to outperform the MSCI All Country World Index NTR AUD by at least 2% per annum after fees, over three-year periods. Copia will seek to have ...

Qantas Super introduces passive option, drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... which means to be careful with how you use your money and resources," the super fund said. It will track the S&P/ASX300, MSCI All Countries World ex-Australia Index, S&P Global REIT Index, Bloomberg AusBond Government All Maturities Index and Bloomberg ...

MSCI reviews emerging market classifications

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
MSCI has published its latest market classification review, with Argentina and Pakistan no longer considered emerging markets. The MSCI Argentina Index has been moved from 'emerging' to 'standalone' market status. A reclassification to 'standalone' ...

Macquarie sweeps Investment Leadership Awards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... Management - Macquarie Australian Small Companies Fund International Equities - Active Core VanEck Australia - VanEck Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF International Equities - High Performance BNP Paribas Asset Management - BNP Paribas C WorldWide ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... Fidelity Global Demographics Fund Fidelity International - Fidelity Global Equities Fund VanEck Australia - VanEck Vectors MSCI World Qual ETF Macquarie Investment Management - Walter Scott Global Equity Fund International Equities - High Performance ...

Schroders launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... Chinese and Hong Kong listed companies and US-listed ADRs. It's a fundamental, bottom-up fund which aims to outperform the MSCI China All Shares Index after fees over the medium to long term. Schroders Australia head of distribution Graeme Mather said ...

Fidelity portfolio manager resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... of wholesale managed funds to February end. Its three-year returns sat at 15.4% per year, more than double the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets Index's 7% p.a. over the period. The fund also beat the median EM equities fund's returns of 6.4% p.a. The ...

MSCI launches life sciences indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
MSCI is launching a set of indices that target megatrends and innovation in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. The partnership with Nasdaq-listed Royalty Pharma will measure the performance of companies focused on delivering new and innovative ...

LIC seeks options for performance woes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... 34-year-old LIC has picked up performance recently with returns of 18.02% over the six months to December 2020 compared to MSCI AC World benchmark of 10.65%. However, TGG recorded dismal results in the six months prior where it returned -11.38%. Despite ...