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Mercer Super chalks up 11.2% return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... good year as inflationary pressures slowed. The US equity market was a particularly strong performer - up 24% for the year. Bond market returns were modest and returns for unlisted assets were varied - global infrastructure funds continued to enjoy strong ...

Global X set to launch an Australian Bank Credit ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
Global X will launch an Australian Bank Credit ETF (ASX: BANK) later this month, affording investors exposure to credit in the local banking sector. The ETF will track the performance of the Solactive Australian Bank Credit Index and will be Australia's ...

Robeco launches two new strategies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
Robeco is strengthening its position in transition investing with the launch of two new equity strategies for institutional investors, and the repositioning of two fixed income strategies. Robeco said the strategies allow investors to tap into the growth ...

Political risk pushes institutional investors to cash: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... back to cash in June as a combination of positioning, political risk and cyclical doubts challenged views in both equity and bond markets," Metcalfe said. "Investor optimism toward Chinese equities faded in June with flows falling back from above to ...

World's largest pension fund returns 22.67%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
Japan's $2.27 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) reported a 22.67% return for the fiscal year ending 2023. This performance was driven primarily by domestic equities, which yielded 41.41% return, and foreign equities, which returned ...

Systematic investing in fixed income: Critical success factors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... efficacy varies from market to market and over time. For instance, carry (yield) may be a strong factor in investment-grade bond markets but not in high yield, where default risk is a more important performance driver. Consequently, it's crucial to evaluate ...

Citi Australia appoints debt capital markets lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
Citi Australia has appointed a long-serving executive as head of debt capital markets for Australia and New Zealand. David Bailey, who is currently the head of cross border capital markets and is based in New York, will return to Australia to take up ...

Betashares captures most net flows in managed funds industry

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... with net outflows, the median depletion was $113 million. Regarding individual managed fund products, the iShares Global Bond Index Fund bested its peers with $1.6 billion in net flows, followed by the Betashares Australia 200 ETF and the Vanguard Australian ...

BlackRock launches new government bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
BlackRock Australia has announced the launch of the iShares 15+ Year Australian Government Bond ETF (ASX: ALTB) with a management fee of 0.15%. BlackRock said the launch is in line with the firm's commitment to expand its iShares product suite, offering ...

CSLR makes inaugural payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) made its first payments to four victims totalling more than $360,000, three of which related to bad financial advice. One payout of about $145,000 related to inappropriate personal financial advice provided ...