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Future Generation expands Plato mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
... company has made a new allocation to Plato's Global Net Zero Hedge Fund, supporting its ambition to outperform the MSCI World Net Returns Unhedged Index while achieving a net zero carbon footprint. Launched in September last year, the Plato Global Net ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... intensity of all pre-mixed options, including defined benefit, is below the reference benchmarks of the ASX300 and MSCI world. The fund has developed a shadow carbon price for the top 50 companies or unlisted assets where the fund feels carbon pricing ...

NZ Super shifts $25bn to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... the number of listed companies the fund owns directly. The NZ$57 billion fund began to roll over its indices to the MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Paris Aligned Index in June, with the new benchmark taking ...

Australia's size problem: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... the operation of factors." Of note, Australia accounts for less than 2% of developed markets' performance benchmark MSCI World. MSCI World covers approximately 1500 holdings compared to 200 holdings in the S&P/ASX 200. Rather than factor investing, Neiron ...

Talaria appoints sales director

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... the current market uncertainty,' he said. "So far in 2022, the Talaria Global Equity Fund has outperformed the MSCI World (ex-Aust) benchmark by over 14%, highlighting the benefits of its differentiated and alternative approach to global equity i ...

Alphinity lowers global equities fund fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... end, since its 2015 inception the Alphinity Global Equity Fund has returned 13.3% p.a. net of fees, outperforming the MSCI World Net Total Return Index (AUD) return of 11.9% p.a. The Alphinity Global Sustainable Equity Fund takes the same approach as ...

Equity Trustees wins Hejaz mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... Equity Fund, the Hejaz Property Fund and the Hejaz Income Fund. The Equity Fund aims to match the returns of the iShares MSCI World Islamic UCITS ETF through exposure to a diversified equities portfolio of Sharia Compliant investments. On the other hand ...

Milford adds to global product suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... New Zealand since 2016. The fund invests in global equities with growth characteristics and looks to outperform the MSCI World Index. Portfolio managers Felix Fok and Stephen Johnston oversee the fund. Finally, the Milford Global Opportunities Fund also ...

Macquarie AM, Mirova seal distribution deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... seeks positive social and environmental impact through investments in 40-60 global stocks and aims to outperform the MSCI World Index. Current top holdings include Microsoft, Mastercard, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Danaher Corp, with most of the fund's ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... basket that is 20% above the current price and the median five-year total return has been 138% which is better than the MSCI World Index. "Companies with female leadership have typically outperformed massively from a share price perspective. But you ...