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Beyond the China A shares hype

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... equities, one emerging markets specialist argues investing in the country goes beyond index inclusion. The landmark move by MSCI last year opened the floodgates to the once-difficult-to-access Chinese equity market. In May 2019, it increased the inclusion ...

VanEck changes tack on ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... interests of our investors," VanEck head of Asia Pacific and managing director Arian Neiron said. The new VanEck Vectors MSCI Australian Sustainable Equity ETF (ASX: GRNV) commenced trading last week. The management costs remain the same at 0.35%. VanEck ...

Parametric bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... risk management. Prior to AQR, he was a quantitative researcher at Citadel and a member of the factor model research team at MSCI Barra. Hood also joins Parametric from AQR, where he was lead researcher on risk parity portfolio risk models. He is an ...

MSCI adds former Aberdeen Standard distribution lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
The former head of distribution for Aberdeen Standard Investments has taken on a leadership role with MSCI. Simone Bouch is now head of Australia and New Zealand client coverage at the research and technology provider. She will be responsible for growing ...

IRESS acquires market data firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... allow IRESS to provide clients with real-time access to additional services, including international exchanges, with global MSCI coverage increasing from 52% to 75%. It will also meet client demand for increased channels for data beyond desktops." IRESS ...

Legg Mason launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... Investment Fund will embed positive ESG analysis alongside certain ethical restrictions. The fund aims to outperform the MSCI World ESG Leaders Index and to tap into the experience and expertise of Legg Mason's wholly-owned affiliate, QS Investors. QS ...

Multi-asset SMA launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... Resonant, Morton was a senior quantitative analyst at Colonial First State Global Asset Management and held senior roles at MSCI and Citi. Holder was a director and chief investment officer at family office Libero capital, and prior to that worked at ...

GSFM announces strategic partnership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... creating a strong alignment of interests between the team and the fund's investors, he added. The fund is benchmarked against MSCI World ex-Australia Small Cap Index in $AUD with net dividends reinvested. The partnership brings GSFM's range of specialist ...

Chief economist update: Equity market rally has legs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... same year. Both developed and emerging equity markets have completely erased their 2018 three and half months into 2019. The MSCI world index has rallied by 11.9% this year to date, more than offsetting last year's 9.1% decline. Similarly, the MSCI ...

NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... Framework required decisions about ethical exclusions to consider New Zealand law. NZ Super said the Guardians worked with MSCI ESG Research to identify companies captured under the new exclusion, and will divest $19 million of investments in: American ...