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Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... prior to 2015, 69% have survived," Morningstar said. "Of those that have survived, just 41% and 26% have outperformed the MSCI World Index over the trailing five and 10 years, respectively. "Taken together, these figures paint a bleak picture for investors. ...

Three ETFs axed by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... BlackRock ETFs and a BetaShares product next month. From March 20, it will no longer publish qualitative research on iShares MSCI Japan (IJP), iShares China Large-Cap (IZZ) and BetaShares Australian Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser (YMAX). It will also ...

Ellerston LIC chair resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... conviction portfolio of large caps. Performance has been above benchmark for recent periods. It delivered 8.55% above the MSCI Asia ex Japan (AUD), to the year ending December. Since inception returns were 0.71% under the benchmark.

Pendal cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... fund's annualised performance since inception and after fees is 10.16%, above the 9.75% per annum return of its benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets (Standard) Index (Net Dividends) in AUD. However, at December end, it was underperforming the benchmark ...

Future Fund chief to lead IFM Investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... established its Australian business. He currently holds directorships at Perth Airport and FCLT Global. He is also a member of the MSCI advisory council and of the ASIC external advisory committee. Neal's move to IFM comes after Brett Himbury's ...

BlackRock shuts ASX-listed ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... has informed investors of its plans to wind up an ASX-listed exchange traded fund following lacklustre demand. The iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (ITW) started trading in Australia in November 2007 and at the end of last year had $5.65 million in funds under ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... Emerging Companies Fund Macquarie Australian Small Comp Fund OC Micro-Cap Fund Pendal MicroCap Opportunities Fund Vanguard MSCI Aust Small Co Index ETF AUSTRALIAN LISTED PROPERTY Australian Unity Property Income Fund Charter Hall Maxim Property Securities ...

Chief economist update: Equity markets struck by coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... case of the coronavirus in Washington State. This followed the share market declines in the Asia Pacific time zone -- the MSCI Asia Pacific index (ex-Japan) dropped by 1.0%, the Nikkei-225 fell by 0.8%, the Shanghai composite gave up 1.5% and the Hang ...

Chief economist update: Stock rally heralds 2020 cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... lackluster; some even still show indications of continued slowing. However, developed equity markets - as measured by the MSCI Equity index - have advanced by 24.0% this year to date. This is a sharp turnaround from last year's loss of 9.1% and five ...

ESG scores may be inflated: Eaton Vance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... companies when view through the singular lens of either ESG or quality," the report said. In addition, the report suggests that MSCI IVA scores might not be the most appropriate indicator to measure the ESG performance of small-cap companies. "Unlike ...