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Better than bonds: A new approach to lifecycle investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... defensive assets over a 30-year period. The classic lifecycle portfolio kicks off with 40% invested in the S&P/ASX 200, 40% in MSCI ACWI ex Australia and 20% in the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (AUD). Each year the fund managers pull out 1% from ...

BlackRock confirms iShares delisting timetable

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... re- domiciling 14 from US to Australia to cut taxes for investors. The scrapped iShares ETFs were indexed to Russell 2000, MSCI Singapore, Global Telecom, MSCI Hong Kong and MSCI BRIC. The group's ticker codes are: IRU, IXP, ISG, IHK and IBK. BlackRock ...

BlackRock restructures iShares ETFs

KANIKA SOOD, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... start the restructure after the end of financial year in July. The five dropped iShares ETFs were indexed to Russell 2000, MSCI Singapore, Global Telecom, MSCI Hong Kong and MSCI BRIC. "We believe some exposures are better served with our remaining range ...

SSGA launches ESG-heavy strategy for Aussie instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... introducing a new low carbon, high ESG international equities fund for Australian institutional investors. Partnering with MSCI, the State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust is the next iteration of an index fund launched 18 months ...

SMSF home bias drags returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... markets all saw large falls with the S&P500 Accumulation Index posting a negative 3.7%, while the FTSE Euro 100 fell 4% and MSCI Japan fell 3.7%. Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 had a positive monthly return of 0.4%, buoyed by industrials which rose 0.6%. ...

Praemium expands global SMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... to be growth companies 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 ...

Active manager launches Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... strategy will 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 ...

Don't fear the inflation reaper: Capital Group

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... Sydney, Budden discussed Capital Group's New Perspective Fund (NPF), which has a 43-year track record and has outperformed the MSCI ACWI by 3.5% per annum since March 1973. He said that in an environment that's tilting towards inflation, there may be ...

Smart beta emerging markets ETF launches

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... ETF is promising to give Australian investors exposure to 24 emerging markets including China, with returns higher than the MSCI EM Index. VanEck's latest smart beta ETF will track the MSCI Emerging Markets Diversified Multiple-Factor Index (AUD) instead ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... tremendous impact on emerging markets indices - the inclusion of the whole A-shares market will push China's weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index up to 40.8%. Discussing the implications, Robeco Chinese equities portfolio manager Victoria Mio told ...