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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 ...

Industry fund reveals new mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... with manager. At the same time, it has terminated a mandate with Aberdeen Standard Investments. When it comes to global equities, legalsuper confirmed decisions have been made and are in the process of being implemented. Zhang described the changes in ...

Global equities manager hires GM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
A boutique fund manager has hired a former Bank of America executive to help expand its global equities offering. Rhys Cahill joins Talaria Capital on November 16 as general manager of business after spending more than 15 years at Bank of America Merrill ...

Brace for 5% returns from global stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
Investors in global equities should expect 4.9% in annualised returns over the next five years, which is lower than historic averages, according to Northern Trust's annual asset class return predictions. Northern Trust every year publishes its expectations ...

Investment consultant adds to insurance team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... businesses," JANA said. Wilkinson joined JANA in 2014 and is currently a senior consultant and a member of JANA's global equities research team. He has over 25 years' experience in the financial services industry, including 16 years as a consulting ...