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Alphinity appoints to new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... the creation of the new role was aimed at more deeply integrating ESG related matters across its domestic and global equities funds as well as the Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund. Cairns was most recently senior sustainability adviser at Transurban ...

Active portfolios post stellar returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
Two actively managed global equities portfolios have vastly outperformed their peers and respective benchmarks, with one fund manager delivering a whopping 96% for the year. Vision Super's Innovation and Disruption Option, managed by Baillie Gifford ...

Ausbil drops fees on global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
Ausbil Investment Management has dropped the fees on a global equities fund with a sustainability focus by about 30bps. The Candriam Sustainable Global Equity Fund went from charging 1.05% per year in management costs to about 0.75% per year, effective ...

Super funds lag on disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... funds' value in the asset class. Super funds own about 20% of the banking sector, Rainmaker estimates. Among global equities, top picks were also similar with eight of the top 10 of most funds being technology stocks like Amazon and Facebook. Still ...

Shariah-compliant ETF launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... of AMAL, which will base the strategy off its Global High Quality Fund. AMAL is managed by Sanlam's head of global equities Pieter Fourie and his team of six. Some of the stocks in its holdings are: Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Mondelez, Samsung ...

GMO launches global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
The global manager has launched an Australian vehicle for its $13.5 billion flagship quality-focussed global equities strategy. The new trust will be open to local wholesale investors. It draws upon the GMO Quality Strategy, which has been running since ...

Sunsuper adds long/short to Aussie equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... delivered by the strategy will come from the short side. The fund plans to look at long/short's utility in global equities allocations in the future, and already uses market neutral strategies in its alternatives portfolio. One value add for Sunsuper ...

Advisers shift to ETFs from active managers: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... clients achieve their investment objectives." VanEck said most financial professionals use smart beta strategies for global equities (77%) and Australian equity (70%) exposure. In addition, the survey found the most popular smart beta strategies used ...

Morningstar ratings tally for global equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
Morningstar's latest cycle of reviews for global equities managers has resulted in 12 upgrades and 21 downgrades, as it takes into account its new analyst rating framework from last year. This round of reviews includes Morningstar changes to analyst ...

BetaShares' Nasdaq ETF surpasses $1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... thousands of Australian investors and their advisers are now using the NDQ ETF to obtain a core allocation to global equities, with dynamic growth potential." The Nasdaq 100 ETF has returned 25.8% year-to-date, and has returned 22.4% per annum since ...