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Legg Mason affiliate divests tobacco, cluster bombs

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... Responsible Investing. The new ESG commitment follows Legg Mason entering into a long-term strategic partnership with BetaShares, which will see the two launching a suite of active exchange-traded funds on the ASX. Sowerby said BetaShares was an obvious ...

BetaShares expands in Queensland

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
BetaShares is opening an office in Brisbane alongside a round of senior appointments to boost its national footprint. Leading BetaShares' Queensland presence is Craig Higson, who joins the ETF manager from SuperConcepts, where he was SMSF solutions ...

BetaShares shareholder buys $13 billion fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
A significant shareholder in BetaShares has added a $13 billion ETF manager to its growing stable. Korea-based Mirae Asset Global Investments entered a $616 million definitive agreement to purchase 100% of fully diluted shares in New York-based ETF ...

BetaShares and Legg Mason join forces

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
A new suite of active exchange-traded funds will be made available via a long-term strategic partnership between BetaShares and Legg Mason. Under the partnership BetaShares and Legg Mason will initially launch two active ETFs with an income objective ...

Responsible investment here to stay: Experts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... below median volatility of the broader sample of funds in most of the cases," Lim said. The comments were made at a BetaShares media briefing in Sydney yesterday. The event examined increases in demand for ethical funds, the investment case for investing ...

Acorns Australia restructures after $150m milestone

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... corporate governance overlay. It has exposure to the Russell Investments Australian Responsible Investment ETF and BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF.

Financial Standard names Investment Leadership Award winners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... Management Macquarie Investment Management NovaPort Capital OC Funds Management Smart beta - sector VanEck (Winner) BetaShares Capital BlackRock Investment Management Dimensional Fund Advisors State Street Global Advisors Vanguard Investments Fixed income ...

BetaShares launches Australian ESG fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
Following on from its global offering, BetaShares has launched an exchange-traded fund targeting ASX companies meeting specific sustainability criteria. The BetaShares Australian Sustainability ETF, traded under the ticker code FAIR, screens out ASX ...

BetaShares launches Australian-first hybrids ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
Australian investors can now gain exposure to hybrids with minimal downside risk thanks to a new ETF from BetaShares. The new BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund (HBRD) is the first active ETF in Australia to invest in hybrids and is designed ...

Industry sentiment mixed: ETF spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... equities (41%) and fixed interest (7%). Vanguard had the highest funds manager inflow over the 12 months ($1.8bn), while BetaShares had the second highest inflow ($1bn). This week's new Financial Standard weekly readership survey asks financial planners ...