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Munro launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... units of an underlying fund, the Munro Concentrated Global Growth Fund. It aims to achieve a return greater than the MSCI World (Ex-Australia) Index over a five-to-seven-year period. Munro Partners chief investment officer Nick Griffin said the investment ...

Plato launches net zero fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... egregious emitters." Incepted in September 2021, the strategy has so far achieved a return of 8.29%. Its benchmark, the MSCI World Index, has achieved 4.38%. "We know an average sized SMSF invested in the ASX 200 requires 3135 trees to get to net zero ...

Robeco launches new sustainable index fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... Developed Sustainable Enhanced Index Equity Fund. The fund aims to achieve a higher ESG score than its benchmark, the MSCI World Index. Specifically, it is focussed on ESG issues including reducing the environmental footprint for greenhouse gas emissions ...

AMP North further expands menu

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... Ethical Conscious Australian Shares Fund; Holon Photon Fund; Fairlight Global Small & Mid Cap Hedged Fund; iShares Core MSCI World Ex Aus ESG Leaders ETF and Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index. Separately, AMP Capital signed a major lease agreement ...

Flows to SRI ETFs boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... VICE ETF - which invests in liquor, gambling and tobacco stocks. It found the VICE ETF consistently underperformed the MSCI World benchmark. "Zenith believes the stark performance differential between the SRI-themed indices and the VICE ETF highlights ...

Bell Asset Management launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... characteristics. Bell AM reported that the carbon footprint of the portfolio is currently 74.7% lower than its benchmark, the MSCI World ex-Australia. "We believe integrating ESG factors into our investment process delivers superior long-term returns," ...

Abrdn launches new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... the one solution. It is a defensive strategy that targets a strong negative correlation to equities and a beta to the MSCI World Index of -0.6 or lower. In March 2020 when the MSCI World Index fell 13.23%, during volatility sparked by the pandemic, the ...

Challenger adds market-linked annuity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... different options are constructed from combinations of market indices including AusBond Bank Bill, AusBond Government, MSCI World Net Ex Au and S&P/ASX200 net return. The options are available to retirees through financial advisers and also to institutions ...

AMP North reduces fees, adds options

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... Fund, MFG Core Infrastructure Fund, Pengana WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund, Perennial Better Future Trust, iShares Core MSCI World All Cap ETF and BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF. "The recent addition of 20 new investment options also signals a stronger ...

YFYS will impact advisers too

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... series of benchmarks they may not have been managing to," Parker said. "I can replicate the ASX 300, I can replicate the MSCI World Index if I want to stay passive and take no active risk. I cannot do that in unlisted property or infrastructure." Just ...