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Colonial First State reports 22.4% in super returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... investment horizon but we are reducing our tilt towards value to a more neutral style," he said. While CFS, like all other super funds, was a beneficiary of strong returns in equities and credit markets, Tully said the managers were able to add value ...

Demand soars for global equities ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
Investors poured their money into global equities exchange-traded funds, which took in nearly $5 billion in the first half of 2021. This is according to a joint analysis by the Australian Securities Exchange and Vanguard, which found that global equity ...

BlackRock lists three ESG ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
sustainability focus. The three funds are the iShares Core MSCI Australia ESG Leaders ETF (IESG), iShares Core MSCI World Ex Australia ESG Leaders ETF (IWLD) and iShares Core MSCI World ex Australia ESG Leaders (AUD Hedged) ETF (IHWL). IESG seeks to ...

Ian Silk to leave AustralianSuper

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... Chief risk officer Paul Schroder will take over the top job, the fund announced. When he began, the fund had $21 billion in funds under management following the merger of the Australian Retirement Fund and the Superannuation Trust of Australia and, under ...

Hejaz expands with three new funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Hejaz Financial Services is launching three funds with an ethical overlay to retail investors that invest in global equities, credit and property. As part of the $180 million fund manager's aggressive growth strategy, the funds will give Australian ...

Vanguard lowers platform fees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... for all listed investments. From August 18 the investment manager will remove the account fee for Vanguard ETFs, managed funds as well as the cash account and instead apply a $9 brokerage fee. The new fee replaces the 0.20% per annum account fee for ...

Active managers lead new ETF issuers

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Actively managed exchange traded funds (ETFs) are on a steady rise, with all the new issuers entering the market launching active products, new data shows. The BetaShares Australian Exchange Traded Fund Industry: Half Year Review 2021 report showed ...

Hostplus deal doesn't rule out a merger: Maritime

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... can leave this arrangement with cause or without cause at any time we choose in the future. There is no lock-ins [and] the funds can be separated either in specie or by cash..." Robertson said with the Hostplus arrangement now in effect, Maritime's ...

Capital Group managing director exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... transfer from Australia to the North American office, where he worked as a consultant in institutional brokerage and pension funds for five-and-a-half years. The relationship with Capital Group continued when Hennessy moved to CIBC World Markets and ...

Significant drop in charitable giving

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... family violence. Typically, we have relied on philanthropic donations to ensure people are safe - without these transferable funds, many families will miss out," she said. "We are, however looking forward with optimism, donations have begun to increase ...