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Cboe launches first ever global listing network

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
Cboe Global Markets has launched a global listing network facilitating access to capital and secondary liquidity for companies and ETFs. The derivatives and exchange network said Cboe Global Listings is "the first-of-its-kind," and has plans to launch ...

First Sentier clients walk away with $13bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... massive hit, the First Sentier Wholesale Imputation Fund, recorded a net return of -2.5% in the year to March, while its benchmark reported -0.6%. FSI did not specifically comment on the outflows or performance of the funds in question but said that ...

Active fund outperformance mostly short-lived: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... fraction managed to consistently beat the S&P/ASX 200. Out of a total of 346 funds, only 149 successfully outperformed the benchmark as of December 2020. However, by December 2022, less than a fifth of these funds were able to sustain their annual outperformance. ...

Former industry execs launch analytics firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
A new superannuation and investment analytics firm has officially launched, with a few familiar faces at its helm. In the works for some time, Jefferson & Shea Analytics brings together David Braga, Raewyn Williams and Peter Murphy, and offers a fee ...

MySuper inches to $1tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
MySuper assets have reached a new high of $964.5 billion thanks to the mandatory increase in superannuation contributions and market recovery. The year to March saw MySuper assets grow 5.1% to surpass the previous high reached in December 2021 of $947 ...

Top ETF megatrends: Global X

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... investors to capture thematic opportunities." "The ever-expanding selection of thematic ETFs alongside core ETFs that track benchmark share and bond market indexes as well as important commodities such as gold is allowing investors to build entire portfolios ...

Absolute-return bond funds fail ambitious returns: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
An analysis of absolute-return bond fund managers found that they have "ambitious" returns as only one in seven strategies meet their objectives. The Morningstar research found that most absolute-return bond managers will not always provide positive ...

BlackRock to list low-cost property and infrastructure ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
BlackRock will launch two new core ETFs, the iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF (GLIN) and the iShares Core FTSE Global Property ex Australia (AUD Hedged) ETF (GLPR). The ETFs will be priced at 20 basis points (or 0.20%), an amount ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said that without a sustainable finance taxonomy, regulators will only be able to catch the "most egregious" examples of greenwashing in Australia. Speaking at the Australian Council ...

NZ Super Fund chief executive resigns

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
After 15 years, NZ Super Fund chief executive Matt Whineray will step down at the end of the year. In announcing his decision, Whineray said he feels privileged to have worked with "such a talented and committed team" at the Guardians of New Zealand ...