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Which is the most important letter in ESG?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... the E, the S, or the G?" Giese said. Governance was found to have the strongest positive correlation to financial performance of the ESG factors. However, time horizon can make the environmental and social components of a company's performance much more ...

FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... provides to existing advisers seeking to pass the Exam and meet the higher education standards. FASEA notes the strong performance of nearly 8,000 advisers who have sat the exam and received results to date, with a majority of 86% successfully passing" ...

BetaShares to list hedged versions of global stocks ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... BetaShares Global Quality Leaders ETF - Currency Hedged (HQLT) started trading on the ASX this morning. It tracks the performance of the ISTOXX MUTB Global ex-Australia Quality Leaders Index AUD Hedged for 0.38% per year in management costs. The new ...

BlackRock drops fees on bond ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... the total to eight funds. The iShares Yield Plus ETF (IYLD) tracks a customised Bloomberg index that measures the performance of the Australian corporate bond market after excluding issuance from the big four banks. IYLD is targeting 0.75% to 1% yield ...

Global ETF leaders push for reform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... proposal as debt securities issued by a corporate issuer (not by a pooled investment vehicle) that is linked to the performance of a market index and trades on an exchange. ETCs however, would include pooled investment vehicles with shares that invest ...

MySuper goes back-to-back in the black

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... market. Rainmaker said the results were driven by the ASX, which returned 4.4% in May, as well as the positive performance of international shares, with the MSCI All Countries AUD index returning 3.5%. AREITs have also played their part, chipping in ...

Global manager rolls out local access to alternatives fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... assets while minimising risk. According to the investment manager, the fund has "minimal correlation" with the performance of the major asset classes, which helps investors gain diversified protection when included as part of a balanced portfolio. It ...

Impact investing set to skyrocket: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... awareness and interest in impact investing over recent years, as Australian investors increasingly see the strong performance of many impact investment products, as well as respond to the increasing demand from their clients and customers for their money ...

BlackRock iShares launches two ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... Australian corporate bonds. The iShares Yield Plus ETF (IYLD) tracks a customised Bloomberg index that measures the performance of the Australian corporate bond market after excluding issuance from the big four banks. IYLD is targeting 0.75% to 1% yield ...

COVID-19 deepens life insurer losses

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... statement. "This deterioration was caused by poor results in both the December and March quarters, driven by the poor performance of risk business...and a substantial collapse in investment revenue owing to the COVID-19 related volatility in investment ...