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SSGA launches ESG-heavy strategy for Aussie instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018

... dedicated fund follows on from SSGA divesting tobacco and controversial weapons shares held in its State Street Global Index Plus Trust in September 2017, something SSGA said was in response to demand from its Australian investors. The move saw the Fund ...

SSGA fund divests tobacco and weapons

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017

... fund with about $900 million under management is divesting from weapons and tobacco companies. The State Street Global Index Plus Trust, which invests in global companies and aims to outperform the MSCI World ex-Australia Index over the long-term, has ...

Annuity sales boost Challenger results

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017

... from the new Guaranteed Index Return (GIR) client mandates and reinvestments, and the recently launched Challenger Index Plus Fund. The life book growth also hit a record of $1.3 billion from $1.1 billion last year. Challenger chief executive Brian Benari ...

Redpoint awarded MLC equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015

... Australia's largest wealth managers, MLC Investments. Redpoint will manage the global shares strategy within the low-cost MLC Index Plus portfolios and will also manage a currency overlay strategy as part of the overall mandate. Redpoint chief executive ...

Goldman Sachs bond fund recommended by Lonsec

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015

... relatively unconstrained in terms of duration positioning. The Fund targets a return of Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index plus 4 - 5% p.a. with volatility range of 5-6% p.a. from a very broad range of fixed income strategies. In its report Lonsec praised ...

ANU fund adopts ethical investment guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013

... objective which according to its annual report is to deliver a " minimum return to the university of consumer Price Index plus 4.0% over rolling five year periods and ensuring a negative annual real return occurs less frequently than once every six years ...

Strategy & name change for Aberdeen fund

LINDA HAUSKEN | FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012

... Return Fund, and will be managed to achieve an objective-based absolute return outcome equivalent to the Consumer Price Index plus a margin of 5%. "The fund currently adopts a more traditional multi-sector approach to portfolio construction, adhering ...

MLC MasterKey fees cut, new features

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011

... new investment options from November 21 this year to meet the growing need of investors. These options include MLC Index Plus Portfolios, MLC Wholesale Australian Share Index Fund, Fairview Equity Partners Emerging Companies Fund and the Pengana Asian ...

FSS and Health Super merger on track

ALISON BEVEGE | WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011

... ensuring thorough research and a profit and loss analysis on all services and products. It uses a large passive core index plus satellite managers who are given incentives to outperform, and makes sure to ask members' opinion before introducing new products. ...

Martin Currie rakes $500m and growing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009

... global alpha strategy. The strategy is a high-conviction portfolio with 30 to 45 stocks with a view of outperforming its index plus an extra four to five per cent. The product did exactly that over the three-year and five-year to January, and in the ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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