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BlackRock to list low-cost property and infrastructure ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
BlackRock will launch two new core ETFs, the iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF (GLIN) and the iShares Core FTSE Global Property ex Australia (AUD Hedged) ETF (GLPR). The ETFs will be priced at 20 basis points (or 0.20%), an amount ...

Sustainable investment now mainstream: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
Sustainable investing is now well and truly mainstream, according to global index provider FTSE Russell. Now in its sixth year, FTSE Russell's annual survey takes an in depth look at the priorities, challenges, and opportunities within sustainable investment ...

Vanguard terminates multi-factor active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... up. The three factors employed to select stocks in VGMF are momentum, quality and value. VGMF attempted to outperform the FTSE Developed All Cap Index (with net dividends reinvested). Since inception, it has returned 8.06% versus the benchmark's 10.23%. ...

Vanguard suspends trading in Russian securities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... had less than 0.5% of assets under management at a firm level in Russia and Belarus. It also follows decisions by MSCI and FTSE Russell to remove Russia from their equity indexes. MSCI has reclassified Russia as a Standalone Market, while FTSE Russell ...

Gender imbalance persists in ASX200

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... firms do not have a single woman on the boards, of which three have never appointed a female director. Overseas, the UK's FTSE 100 is inching towards to the gender balance target of 40%, up from 36.2% at the beginning of 2021, according to the 30% Club. ...

MSCI, FTSE Russell drop Russia from indexes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
Both MSCI and FTSE Russell have moved to drop Russian equities from their indexes and reclassify the country, citing accessibility requirements. The index providers announced their decisions yesterday, to take effect next week. MSCI said the MSCI Russia ...

Resolution Capital to list active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... net return of 10.3% to 31 December 2021. The aim of the fund is to achieve an annual total return in excess of that of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Invest (AUD Hedged) (Net TRI) after fees on a rolling three-year basis. Holdings include Prologis, Invitation ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... markets around the world attest to this - the S&P 500 index ended the year 2021 up 26.9%; the Stoxx-50 index by 21.0%; the FTSE-100 index rose by 14.3%; the All Ordinaries index by 13.6%, and; the Nikkei-225 index by 4.9%. All up, they were all up, notwithstanding ...

AMP North further expands menu

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... Holon Photon Fund; Fairlight Global Small & Mid Cap Hedged Fund; iShares Core MSCI World Ex Aus ESG Leaders ETF and Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index. Separately, AMP Capital signed a major lease agreement with the Australian Taxation Office for ...

Eight in 10 asset owners focused on sustainability: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
FTSE Russell's latest survey of global asset owners demonstrates an overwhelming consensus that sustainable investment is now standard. FTSE Russell surveyed 179 global asset owners earlier this year, 19% of which were from the Asia Pacific region. ...