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NGS Super awards $150m small caps mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... president with the company. The US$1.6 billion strategy has been running since April 2016, returning 22.24% p.a. (net of fees, in USD) to the MSCI ACWI small return's 13.49% p.a. from inception to June end. It invests in both developed and emerging ...

PineBridge launches Asia small caps fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... said. Soon was recently included in UK publication Citywire 's list of the t op 30 female fund managers in the world. In USD terms, the underlying fund returned 14.61% p.a. since October 2008 to May end, compared to MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan ...

LIBOR phased out by year end

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... Australia have reiterated the importance of ensuring a timely transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). Some USD LIBORs will continue until mid-2023, but even in the US regulators have stated that firms should cease entering into ...

S&P rejigs index as BlackRock ETF grows

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... restricted to just 30 stocks will be a welcome change at iShares' Global Clean Energy ETF (NASDAQ: ICLN), which has grown to over USD $5.7 billion. However, for smaller funds tracking the ETF, the move to a bigger portfolio that travel away from the ...

Magellan performance fees dip 70%

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... outflows of $100 million. About 85% of Magellan's total FUM is exposed to currency movements, of which 61% is exposed to the USD. The Australian dollar's strength in the period wiped off about $12 million from Magellan's management fee revenue ...

ETF liquidity disappears: Morningstar

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... worst performer for liquidity during the period, Morningstar found, followed by two fixed income products - iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF (IHEB) and iShares Global High Yield Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF (IHHY). Each had a spread ...

Mercer hires from Australian Unity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... services companies. "It's an exciting time for our superannuation business. Globally, we've recently reached $321.4 billion USD in assets under management giving members enormous advantage when it comes to scale and investment performance," Bryant said. ...

Global equities continue to soar: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... and global equities, Rainmaker found. Global shares fared better as a result of the Aussie dollar appreciating against the USD, as well as the continued rise in tech stocks. In terms of products, Alphinity's Sustainable Share Fund ranked number one among ...

Super funds boost stake in US toll roads

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
AustralianSuper and UniSuper have bolstered their investments in a major road development based on the east coast of the US. Together with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), the superannuation funds will acquire a 50% stake ...

ETF Securities shutters funds

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... traded funds after failing to reach sufficient size. The ETF Securities Global Core Infrastructure ETF (CORE) and the Enhanced USD Cash ETF (ZUSD) will be terminated after the last day of trading on 29 January 2021. The termination of the ETFs comes ...