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Bloomberg expands equity indices

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
Bloomberg expanded its global equity index range to include emerging market country benchmarks, sector and thematic index capabilities. It is the latest update since the multi-national markets and media giant published its US benchmarks in September ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... Schroder Global EM Fund International Equities - Index/Enhanced BlackRock Investment Management - iShares International Equity Index Fund Macquarie Investment Management - Macquarie True Index Int Eq Fund State Street Global Advisors Australia - SSGA ...

COVID support temporarily improves inequality

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... short-lived, says the Actuaries Institute. Calling it "a year like no other", Actuaries Institute's Intergenerational Equity Index says younger Australians will see a reversal in their improved conditions from 2020 as government support measures are ...

Macquarie-linked fund manager shutters

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... Bjorn Osterberg, the IPM Global Macro Fund invested in exotic strategies, namely exchange-traded government bond, equity index futures contracts and equity volatility index futures contracts, and over-the-counter foreign exchange forward contracts with ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... anyone watching the rise and rise of the Nikkei-225 index will understand. The Japanese stockmarket's benchmark equity index rose by 16.0% last year - a very close second to the S&P500's 16.3% return - soaring by mind-blowing 64.1% from the lows ...

BlackRock to buy equity index firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... making a bigger play for wealthy investors, offering them a more personalised strategy with the acquisition of an equity index business for US$1.05 billion. BlackRock is set to acquire investment manager Aperio, which provides customised index equity ...

Young-old wealth gap widest in 18 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... in 18 years. The Actuaries Institute's publication Mind the Gap - The Australian Actuaries Intergenerational Equity Index (AAIEI) tracked 24 indicators across six domains relating to wealth and wellbeing from 2000-2018 across different age groups. ...

Chief economist update: Equity market disconnect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... such, equity markets are going on a tear. After losing nearly a third of their value this year to March 23, the MSCI equity index (down 30.5%) and the MSCI emerging equity market index (down 27.3%) have, in less than three months, nearly recouped what ...

Aussie funds bleed $4bn in March

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... general trend. "The demand for passive US equity likely stems from investors reallocating into high-quality, low-cost equity index-tracking products to take advantage of the more attractive prices that resulted from the severe equity market declines," ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... Diversified Shares Fund AUSTRALIAN EQUITIES - INDEX/ENHANCED Dimensional Australian Large Company iShares Australian Equity Index Fund Macquarie Aust Pure Indexed Equities SSGA Australian Equities Index Trust Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF AUSTRALIAN ...