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Bond ETFs poised for growth in 2024: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... compared to its global counterparts. In 2023, Australian equity ETFs attracted $5.3 billion in inflows, while international equity ETFs recorded $2.2 billion. "It's clear Aussie investors still favour Aussie equities, perhaps in part due to the familiarity ...

VanEck launches AUD-hedged equity ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
VanEck is launching three new AUD-hedged international equity ETFs, prompted by increasing demand from financial advisers and investors. The investment manager's new ETFs, scheduled for a November 9 debut on the ASX, will leverage VanEck's existing ...

Most Australian actively managed funds lag the index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... equal-weighted basis and 4.7% on an asset-weighted basis. During the same timeframe, an overwhelming majority (74%) of international equity funds underperformed their benchmark, the S&P Developed Ex-Australia LargeMidCap. The index rose 18.1%, while ...

abrdn sells local trustee business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... includes the abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Fund, abrdn Sustainable Emerging Opportunities Fund, abrdn International Equity Fund, abrdn Sustainable International Equities Fund, abrdn Multi-Asset Real Return Fund, abrdn Multi-Asset Income Fund ...

Active fund outperformance mostly short-lived: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... December 2022, less than a fifth of these funds were able to sustain their annual outperformance. Moreover, for international equity and A-REIT funds that were top performers in their respective categories as of December 2020, the scorecard indicated ...

Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... the Fundamental Equity group. These were the Goldman Sachs ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs International Equity ESG Fund and a US Equity ESG separately managed account strategy. The SEC claimed that between April 2017 and June 2018, the ...

Collimate deal nearly over the line

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
... April, includes the sale of Collimate Capital's domestic real estate business. At the same time, Collimate's international equity business was sold to Florida-based private equity and digital infrastructure firm DigitalBridge for $699 million. In August ...

North adds to investment menu

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... portfolios to its investment offering. In partnering with BlackRock, North has designed the platform's first international equity portfolio, dubbed the iShares Enhanced Strategic International Managed Portfolio. Comprising 10-20 ETF holdings, the ...

ETF industry drops in value

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... of $36 million. Domestic equity ETFs on the other hand received $805 million in inflows, down 53%. While international equity ETFs received $814 million in inflows, up 66%. "Investors have been tested by the unusual positive correlation between bonds ...

V-Square launches Australian ESG index strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... superannuation funds. "V-Square's indexed strategy seeks to align with the current Your Future, Your Super International Equity indexes," it said. The MSCI ACWI ex-Australia ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Select Special Tax Index reflects a universe ...