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Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... channels, we ascertain any practice gaps associated with the breach and how and by when the breach can be remedied." Morningstar does not rate the Vanguard ETF that is related to the bond fund, noted Morningstar associate director, manager research Justin ...

ART delivers 10% for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... the Franklin Templeton Growth Opportunities Fund wrote down the value of its Canva investment by over 58% in 2022, a Morningstar note showed. "And this write-down has called into question the valuation responses of the Australian superannuation funds ...

ASIC deepens investigation into Magnolia founder

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... microcap fund in Australia in the 12 months leading to December 2021, when compared to other microcap funds listed on Morningstar". "Uncharacteristically for an Australian actively managed fund, however, Magnolia has contributed 70% of the funds under ...

Top ETF megatrends: Global X

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... inflows into thematic funds peaked in early 2021 with more than US$20 billion entering the sector, according to Morningstar Direct. Although flows have tapered off, levels are still sitting higher than before the Corona crash in March 2020, indicating ...

Absolute-return bond funds fail ambitious returns: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... 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 absolute returns when equity markets ...

New local lead for Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
Morningstar's Australia and New Zealand business will soon have a new managing director, with Jamie Wickham to leave at the end of the month. Wickham has been with Morningstar since 2006 when it took over Aspect Huntley. He held several senior roles ...

Industry funds' illiquid assets scrutinised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... requirements under SPG530 - Investment Governance, public disclosure on liquidity stress-testing is relatively scarce. Morningstar Australasia director Annika Bradley has examined the "unlisted assets" allocation of industry fund behemoths Australian ...

Rating the rating houses: How much do advisers rely on fund research?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... if it is consistent with the client's broader long-term interests and likely circumstances. Rick Di Cristoforo, Morningstar director research and investment products for Australia and New Zealand, said that ASIC 175 urges advisers to understand their ...

Saxo launches managed portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... actively managed and index-based strategies. Three offerings are managed by BlackRock, while the others are run by Morningstar, Nasdaq, Brown Advisory and Macro FX. Saxo Morningstar MOAT for example, is actively managed and invests in 30 under priced ...

Things to watch this reporting season: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) continues to hike rates, the market should brace for a potential slowdown in 2023, Morningstar says. Morningstar warned of the looming impact of the RBA's aggressive interest rate hikes, saying the Australian economy is ...