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Mason Stevens launches global equity SMA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... capitalisation spectrum based on fundamental bottom-up stock analysis, and seeks to outperform the MSCI World ex-Australia index. Mason Stevens managing director Thomas Bignill said there has been solid demand for the portfolio from advisers seeking ...

Praemium expands global SMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... with sustainable business models and proven management teams. The portfolio aims to outperform the MSCI World ex Australia Index over the medium to longer term. "Investor demand for high performing, global and mid-cap equity funds continues to grow. ...

Active manager launches Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... pick Australian mid to large cap stocks in a bottom-up, systematic stock selection. It will aim to beat the MSCI Australia index. "We have seen successful application of this investment approach across sectors and markets globally for many years. In ...

Long-short performance justifies fees: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... in the 12 months to September 30, global long-short managers delivered a 2.3% premium above the MSCI World ex-Australia Index. Annualised for the three years to June 30, these managers delivered a higher net-of-fee return to than their long-only counterparts ...

SSGA fund divests tobacco and weapons

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... State Street Global Index Plus Trust, which invests in global companies and aims to outperform the MSCI World ex-Australia Index over the long-term, has stripped 12 companies in its investment universe effective July 31. It now invests in 620 companies ...

SSGA ramps tech exposure post-Trump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... stance on tech companies, the Global Equity Fund remains underweight in the sector relative to its MSCI World ex-Australia Index benchmark, 16% of which is weighted to technology as at April 28. Commenting on the overall equity market rally post-Trump ...

CBA partners to finance clean energy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... and renewable energy technologies," said CEFC chief executive Oliver Yates. A recent CommBank Asset Financing Australia Index Report surveyed more than 800 businesses throughout the last financial year and found that only one in eight respondents are ...

PE and VC critical to Aussie growth: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... data from the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) and Cambridge Associates. The CA Australia Index - an independent performance benchmark for private equity and venture capital - outperformed the listed markets through all ...

Bell AM appoints strategy and distribution head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... outperformed global benchmarks and peers since 2003. Over this time period BAM has outperformed the MSCI World ex Australia index by 2.7% p.a., and by 5.2% over the 12 months to October. The appointment follows that of Christine Feldmanis to the role ...

Market Vectors QUAL ETF added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... 35.81% (after fees) to 29 October 2015, outperforming the standard international equity benchmark, MSCI World ex Australia Index by 4.42%. Market Vectors Australia's parent company, Van Eck, said the fund is continuing to attract strong support from ...