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NZ Super awards passive ESG mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
NZ Super Fund has selected UBS Asset Management to manage $4.9 billion across two passive mandates. UBS Asset Management has designed two ESG index equity funds for NZ Super, tailored to its performance and responsible investment requirements. UBS Asset ...

Robeco launches new sustainable index fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Robeco Australia launched the Robeco Global Developed Sustainable Enhanced Index Equity Fund. The fund aims to achieve a higher ESG score than its benchmark, the MSCI World Index. Specifically, it is focussed on ESG issues including reducing the environmental ...

Fund manager eyes $735m listing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
A $4.2 billion real estate fund manager is set to list on the ASX with an indicative market capitalisation of $735 million. Qualitas Group is hoping to raise $335 million based on an offer price of $2.50 per share, with some 134 million of shares issued ...

Schroders launches Schroder Australian Equity Long Short Fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... risk is relative to the return," Koh said. Separately, Schroders has also reduced the minimum investment for private equity fund from $500,000 to $20,000 in response to strong demand from the adviser market to invest in private equity on behalf of their ...

Maple-Brown Abbott adds distribution role

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
Maple-Brown Abbott has appointed Vijay Srinivasan to the newly created role of national key account manager. Srinivasan's role was created to help drive the distribution strategy with financial advisers, dealer groups, platforms and key accounts for ...

BetaShares changes custodian for hedge funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... The funds in question are the BetaShares Geared Australian Equity Hedge Fund (ASX: GEAR), the BetaShares Geared US Equity Fund - Currency Hedged (ASX: GGUS) and the BetaShares US Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund - Currency Hedged (ASX: BBUS). GEAR is ...

ETF inflows reach $2.4bn

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... ETF Securities' Hydrogen ETF (23.8%), ETF Securities' Ultra Long Nasdaq 100 Hedge Fund (18.4%), BetaShares Geared US Equity Fund Currency Hedged (15.0%), VanEck Vectors Global Clean Energy (14.6%) and BetaShares Crude Oil Index (12.0%). Monthly trading ...

Aussie equities small caps deliver 35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... Equities (76% p.a.) came in third place, followed by the Spheria Australian Microcap Fund (73% p.a.), India Avenue Equity Fund (69% p.a.), Ausbil Australian SmallCap Fund (69% p.a.) VanEck Australian Banks ETF (65% p.a.), Bennelong Emerging Companies ...

Talaria lists strategies on Chi-X

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
Talaria Asset Management will launch two of its products on the Chi-X as actively managed exchange-traded funds. Talaria's Global Equity Funds (TLRA) and Global Equity - Currency Hedged Fund (TLRH), which invest in between 25-40 large-cap companies ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The second iteration of environmental, social and governance investing will require a stronger level of authenticity, accountability and focus on tangible outcomes, according to sustainability experts. A significant shift is taking place in the world ...