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Family-owned companies beating equity markets across all regions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Credit Suisse research reveals that cumulatively, family-owned companies have beaten the MSCI AC World Index by 55% over the past decade. Credit Suisse defines family-owned businesses as those where founders or descendants of founders have at least ...

VanEck Australia makes first billion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF (MVW) - is highly recommended. The MVW holds $310 million in FUM, while the VanEck Vectors MSCI World ex-Australia Quality ETF (QUAL) holds $261 million.

Platinum LIC reaps Asia rewards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... performance, measured in pre-tax net tangible assets growth, was nonetheless slightly lower than the return delivered by the MSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan Net Index, which was 23.02% over the same period. The company has reported a net profit after ...

SSGA fund divests tobacco and weapons

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... tobacco companies. The State Street Global Index Plus Trust, which invests in global companies and aims to outperform the MSCI World ex-Australia Index over the long-term, has stripped 12 companies in its investment universe effective July 31. It now ...

JPMAM wins global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... to the risk and control framework matched," Alcorn said. JPMAM's Global REI strategy carries a similar risk profile to the MSCI All Country World Index but uses stock-specific analysis to take small overweight and underweight positions so as to maximise ...

Emerging markets need a rethink

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
MSCI's definition of emerging markets doesn't necessarily represent the actual growth in emerging economies, according to LGM Investments chief investment officer Thomas Vester. LGM, which is a subsidiary of BMO Global Asset Management, is ramping up ...

New Zealand super goes green

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... will be based on a bespoke carbon measurement methodology for listed equities developed by the Guardians in conjunction with MSCI ESG Research - which is also providing independent carbon data and company ratings. The fund will continue to hold some ...

UniSuper brings investment option in-house

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... important shift management of the Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) investment option will be internalised and the MSCI ESG Research Sustainable Impact Metrics database adopted for portfolio construction. The GEO fund will seek to maintain an ...

Douglass makes case for Magellan turnaround

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... disappointing returns last year. While 2016-17 benefited from what Douglass described as a "buoyant time for global stocks" - the MSCI World Net Total Return Index surged from 0.4% to 14.7% - Magellan also managed to add a further 0.6% on the fund's ...

Liquidnet opens doors to Pakistani equities

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... Liquidnet will now allow trading of Pakistani equities in response to growing buy-side demand. The demand follows on from MSCI upgrading Pakistan from a frontier market to an emerging one. It also brings Liquidnet's total trading markets to 45 worldwide. ...