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Smart beta emerging markets ETF launches

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
A new 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) ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... the China A-share equity market, along with China's shifting economic profile, will have a 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%. ...

Acadian talks big data 2.0, launches A-shares strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... forward-looking when sizing up investment opportunities. She said new and better data supply across both developed and emerging markets is allowing quant investors to see what ESG announcements move stock prices and to measure the magnitude of these ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... Historically the US dollar strengthening damages emerging market debt. However Munro said the reason it damaged emerging markets is because they had an awful lot of US dollar-denominated external debt. You borrow in US dollars and it goes up, you have ...

CFSGAM cuts long-standing investment capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... has opted to retain: - Stewart Investors - Specialist team managing a range of Asia Pacific (ex. Japan), global emerging markets, worldwide and sustainability equity funds - First State Stewart Asia - Specialist team managing a range of Asia Pacific ...

Go your own way: AXA IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... to see what happened when everybody loved the dollar and commodities while turning their nose up at China and emerging markets, he said. "I'm not saying you should definitely be contrarian, but you must also bear in mind that one of the things that happens ...

Pacific Current sells stake in insto investment firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... ending a nine-year partnership. Goodhart Partners, based in London, manages Japanese equity, global equity and emerging markets equity strategies for public and private pension funds, family offices and wealth managers. Pacific Current purchased an interest ...

Banks can take lead on financial inclusion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... US$63.4bn, while Thailand (US$8.5bn) and Vietnam (US$5bn) also feature among the top 10 countries globally. EY global emerging markets leader Jan Bellens said financial inclusion isn't merely a corporate responsibility goal, it's a strategic growth opportunity ...

Vontobel expands distribution footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... asset backed securities," he said. The Swiss firm recently won an Australian fixed income mandate, overseeing emerging markets debt and global equities strategies for Alpha Fund Managers. Bostic commented: "While our equity portfolios are already well-known ...

Only way is up for global economy: Baur

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... pushed almost all asset prices to high valuations. He adds higher interest rates are not going to be good for emerging markets which like a weak dollar and bringing rates back to normal is not going to be positive for either emerging market stocks or ...